A hearing was hosted by the National Assessment Governing Board on recommendations it plans to make for including English-language learners and students with disabilities.

But a report from the College Board finds that passing scores on the tests are still low for many minority groups.

The money is to be used to build and strengthen student-data systems at the high school and postsecondary level and support new research on teacher effectiveness.

The money is to be used to build and strengthen student-data systems at the high school and postsecondary level and support new research on teacher effectiveness.

“We cannot and should not abandon school accountability, but it’s time to go back to the drawing board to get accountability right,” says Richard Rothstein.

Nationally, the average high school graduation rate for ELLs is 64 percent, compared with 80.1 percent for all students, according to an analysis by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center of data reported by states to the federal government for the 2005-06 school year.