So on its report card, ABC News gave No Child Left Behind's central element — testing students to meet standards — an A-. To be sure, the law has plenty of real problems.

I think No Child Left Behind and its intentions are on the right track, but it definitely needs a dose of pragmatism and realism. You can't hold every American school to the same standards.

No Child Left Behind is here to stay, but some states will have more flexibility in how the law is implemented, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says. Michele Norris talks with Spellings.

As for the promise to reform No Child Left Behind, that will take more time. "Over the coming months the administration will be developing its proposal for reauthorization," Duncan said in his ...