[valkyrieanne]

I agree, it probably won't be mandatory under President Bush. Whether or not it might be mandatory under some future Democrat or Compassionate Republican is less certain.

Why are you sure of that? Six years ago, if someone would have told me that Congress would have enacted a law that would have put *every* school district in the US under direct federal control and oversight, I'd have said they were crazy. I don't think this is so farfetched, especially since this administration likes to issue federal *edicts* and then dump the bill into the laps of the states.

[Don Joe]

Why are you sure of that? Six years ago, if someone would have told me that Congress would have enacted a law that would have put *every* school district in the US under direct federal control and oversight, I'd have said they were crazy. I don't think this is so farfetched, especially since this administration likes to issue federal *edicts* and then dump the bill into the laps of the states.

You're talking about "No Child Left Behind", aren't you. Well, brace yourself. There are several posters in this thread who endorse that monstrosity, and, attack anyone who speaks ill of it.