States are putting in their two cents about changes they think need to be made to the NCLB law. If President Bush wants to sign the next version of the federal law, he is going to have to consider making some compromises.
As Congress starts considering complaints from school districts, governors and others, chances are that a delay in revising the law as scheduled this year could leave the future of Bush's domestic legacy to his successor.
The law is up for reauthorization this year. However, experts polled by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, an education think tank, say it's unlikely that No Child Left Behind will be reauthorized until after the presidential election. Until it's renewed, the law will continue in its current form.
Some states have not been happy with NCLB and want to opt out altogether or want Congress to amend the act. The Bush administration feels that NCLB has had a positive effect on education. Eventually, the law is expected to be renewed.