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Can he do it?

The fate of NCLB reauthorization in 2008 rests squarely in the hands of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA). Politico takes a look at the prospects and whether the powerful chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee can advance the legislation this year. While political oddsmakers still say it is a long shot, many acknowledge that doubting Kennedy's ability to move a tough bill would not be wise.

Tom Loveless, an education policy expert at the Brookings Institution, says chances are ?very slim? that NCLB will get out of committee this year. Still, Loveless says if there is anyone in the Senate capable of finding the middle ground necessary to pass NCLB, it is Kennedy ? and that even if he fails this year, Kennedy will be well-positioned to get NCLB passed in 2009.

Meantime, school boards press forward in pointing out NCLB's flaws and the need for the right changes to be made this year.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on February 14, 2008 (boomark / email).