If I'm not mistaken, NCLB was my point in this conversation. It's, perhaps, a valid point to say that some schools were failing before NCLB. I have yet to see how you're pinning that failure on the Democrats rather than both parties, though.
No disrespect here knapp, but I never cared for that NCLB. Lets face facts here. Some kids a just unteachable and the teacher bares the brunt for it.