Test-Weary Schools Balk at NAEP
Faced with a backlash from educators who say students spend too much time taking tests, seven states have failed to live up to their promises to take part in the federal assessment program this year, and six others may also have to drop out.
Although the National Center for Education Statistics announced last year that 48 states planned to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2000, officials in at least seven of those states haven't been able to recruit enough schools to give the 45-minute exams in science and math.
Despite earlier commitments, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington have dropped out of NAEP's state-by-state testing program because of lack of interest from local schools. In addition, the participation of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin is considered "at risk" because the number of schools planning to give the tests is small enough to endanger their samples if a few schools...
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