Snow leaves 'No Child' testing behind

Winter weather kept schools in Anne Arundel County closed for a third consecutive day and forced officials to push back the dates for a crucial "No Child Left Behind" test.

Although forecasters still predict 3 to 6 inches of snow will blanket the area by late today, that total is down considerably from the 6 to 10 inches originally expected.

A dry layer of air kept much of the snow from reaching the ground overnight and early this morning, said Brian Guyer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va.

"The snow was moving over us but as it was coming down it was evaporating because the air was so...