The infamous "No Child Left Behind" act was introduced into congress in the 107th session. It amended the Elementary and Secondary acts of 1965. It authorized federal programs to help improve the testing scores of elementary and secondary schools. It demanded states to show proof that students were improving, if the states failed to meet these requirements the federal money was to be taken away. Support when voting on the bill was split, there were only 4 from the House that did not vote, and from the senate it was also a pretty much even split with only 1 not voting.

The democratic view on this subject is one of complexity, the democrats, of course being more prone to liberal factors, and improving and changing things that involve the United States are for this bill. But after much scrutiny and much debate and with little improvement, it has become a consensus that there must be changes made to the "No Child Left Behind" act. Some of the democratic presidental candidiates would like to see the bill demolished as a whole, others would like to see serious changes made.

Supriseingly the Republican Party feels the same way as the Democrats. They would like to see some important changes made more than demolishing the entire bill and concept. Although it has been too little time since the "NCLB" act has fully taken place, the federal government released documents stating that over half of the United States are stepping up and are able to make changes to meet the standards.