mr. boasberg? >> they have adopted other tests and these are tests -- we as a state have adopted certain other tests in colorado and i and other superintendents in the state are urging that the state not require those additional tests beyond, again, annual testing in third through tenth grade in literacy and math and the science test. >> thank you. senator murray? >> mr. henderson, since no child left behind passed in 2001, we have seen achievement gaps narrow for black and latino students in both reading and math according to the nap long-term trend data and the dropout rate has been cut in half. i wanted you to talk about what you saw the role that the elementary and secondary education acts assessment accountability provisions played in narrowing those achievement gaps and increasing graduation rates. >> it is a very important question, senator murray. thanks for asking it. we have seen that the federal governments mandated requirements under esea and no child left behind indeed have helped to p