Nevada Resolves Dispute over Common Core Test Glitches

Online assessments screeched to a halt this spring in Nevada as technical glitches prevented most students from finishing their Common Core tests. But now the Silver State has agreed to a nearly $1.3 million settlement with its testing provider.

Nevada, South Dakota and Montana all had major testing problems after glitches in the open-source delivery system from the testing company Measured Progress, but the latter two states were able to finish testing most of their students, reports Missoulian. Just a third of Nevada students completed the tests, well below the U.S. Education Department's requirement that schools test 95 percent of students. 

The department hasn't taken any action as of yet to punish Nevada for failing to meet that requirement, which ties federal funding to compliance with the testing percentage. 

As for the settlement, Nevada will pay about $789,021 less for its testing contract and will receive a science testing program that's worth about $510,000.