Well, Duh,

I say.

Not only does NCLB guarantee noncompliance and failure, but it is a damned good way for the administration to get rid of the Department of Education, that old bugaboo of the radical right.

Oh, this really says it all:

Her efforts softened the outcry from states. But they brought criticism from corporate executives who hoped the law would shake up schools to protect American competitiveness. Criticism also came from civil rights groups that wanted the law to eliminate educational disparities between whites and minorities, and from groups angry that although the law required districts to help students in failing schools transfer out, only 1 percent of eligible students had done so.

Business is the one calling the goddamned shots about this fraudulent law.