No federal penalty for Nevada’s Common Core testing meltdown

LAS VEGAS — Nevada won’t face any federal penalties following its Common Core testing meltdown last year that left most students in the state unable to finish their annual mandated exam.The U.S. Department of Education on Friday gave Nevada a rare exemption from the federal mandate requiring at least 95 percent of students to participate in an annual statewide test.The state requested the waiver in January after releasing the limited test scores that it cautioned were likely invalid.