http://www.state.nj.us/education/new...0aypreport.htm
That link says that New Jersey also only considers Math and English. So no doubt the schools are breathing down the necks of science teachers to improve science test performance, but it has NOTHING to do with NCLB AYP in New Jersey or Georgia.*
Now, DolphinChicaDDD may not even be in New Jersey and some states may have made science part of the AYP measurements. But this kind of stuff is what I mean about how the rhetoric around NCLB and the actual law often don't overlap much.*
At my school, the administrators will talk about AYP and graduation tests scores in all the areas, but really all the kids could fail the social studies and science grad. test, and we'd still be okay if everyone was good on ELA and Math.*
* Actually, although this was correct in the past and for this year, in 2007-2008, according to the New Jersey website, high schools do have to add science assessment. Maybe DolphinChica's school is just really forward thinking and they've been assessing "accountability" all along. No school in New Jersey could have failed to make AYP because of science so far, however. That part was right, and since I can't really find anything saying Georgia is adding science to the mix next year, I don't know if it's a NCLB deal or not. Anyone know?
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