TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — School districts across Kansas are experiencing delays in state assessment testing this week, forcing some to shut down the exams altogether.

State Department of Education spokeswoman Denise Kahler said officials have been in contact with the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation to determine the cause of the delays. The center is a University of Kansas entity the education department contracts with to host the tests, the Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2p5Kbsm ) reported.

Kahler said she's been told the issues are with the center's information technology arm,...