41.   Maryland, Michigan, and North Carolina has already said they would administer the tests.

42.   McCarthy said that the agent who administered the tests believed Salem had passed the test.

43.   Only in the last several weeks, after prodding from Congress and the Energy secretary, did government officials administer lie detector tests to Lee.

44.   Other senators also said the money for developing and administering the tests might be better spent on teacher training and school improvements.

45.   Parks said the department plans to administer polygraph tests to all applicants to uncover these and other issues.

46.   Principals and teachers argue over how best to slice up the instructional day, and whether to administer standardized tests.

47.   Questions about how the drug test was administered and processedalso caused Carroll to assure Johnson she would get a fair hearing in his court.

48.   Regent Raul Romero said he, too, was concerned about accountability but expressed immediate worries over administering standardized tests.

49.   Scores tend to decline with a rise in the percentage of test takers, according to the College Board, which administers the test and released the scores Tuesday.

50.   She said difficulties in administering the test could account for lower passage rates.