Another pundit catches up with NCLB's real prospects. 

In about a week, the conventional wisdom on NCLB II has gone from "no big deal" to "questionable." Along with quite a few other education policy wonks, right of center/DLC Democrat and EdSector co-founder Andrew Rotherham's has reconsidered the situation and decided NCLB reauthorization is going to be tough. His April 6 summary for NPR is late but worth hearing - especially if you need to hear the conventional wisdom before you act.

The question for the industry is how to build a winning strategy from the middle - gaining new support among the Democrats, but without losing old allies among the Republicans.

If there was ever reason or a time for the several trade groups to look past their parochial interests and work together, this is it.

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Providers should consider the meaning of this collective "about face" now in progress among education policy's chattering class. Wonks tend to move in packs no less than venture investors. Don't rely on them. Read the evidence yourself, think about how others try to make sense of it all - and form your own conclusions. With services like edbizbuzz, New Education Economy®, and School Improvement Industry Announcements, that task is now well within reach of every employee at a very low price. Good information is the least expensive source of competitive advantage. 

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