News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup

The state test scores of limited-English-proficient students in Georgia's K-12 public schools will not be counted toward the accountability grades that schools receive from the state until the students have been in the United States for at least two years, under a new policy adopted by the state board of education.

During their first year in the country, the students will be tested only if school officials recommend that they should be, and even then, their scores will be used only for baseline information.

During their second year, test scores will be figured into their schools' grades only if they have attended the same school for...