Many educators believe that annual testing is not an effective use of educational time and resources.

The seven officers, along with one job applicant, all submitted hair samples to the department for mandatory annual testing.

Only 15 states have annual testing; the rest will have to develop additional exams over the next few years.

It calls for annual testing and higher standards.

And this does not get into the issue of what a law requiring annual testing would do to the teacher psyche.

Another is contradictory demands for annual testing on achievement of state standards, and that results must be reported by year's end.

A key to this vision is a bill supported by the Bush administration that would require annual testing in grades 3 through 8.

Previously vehicles had been liable to annual testing ten years after first registration.

Revisions to the program were made, in particular the introduction of annual testing and the removal of the 20-year-exemption.

The bill also mandates annual testing for measuring student performance and holds failing schools accountable.