As we begin a new year, the fate of reauthorization for NCLB looms in a cloud of uncertainty. While most of us would agree that the intent of the bill is good, there are many aspects of the program that opponents claim have proven ineffective. Probably no tenet has garnered more criticism than that of mandated testing. The varying degrees of rigor in testing from state to state cause critics to question use of test results to determine funding. They also criticize the alleged spending of only $20 out of $8,000 per student on test development. Opposition is also centered around statistics that show fewer than 1% of students transfer out of low-performing schools. Teacher training designed to improve the quality of instruction has fallen far short of expectations, and few of the low-performing schools are actually restructuring as required under the law. It should prove to be an interesting debate, and with the so-called “do-nothing-Congress” being replaced by a democratic majority, the outcome could be even more uncertain.