Did you all read the Agenda regarding Education on the new white house page? Here's an excerpt of the No Child Left Behind (aka No child gets ahead) portion:
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"They will improve the assessments used to track student progress to measure readiness for college and the workplace and improve student learning in a timely, individualized manner. Obama and Biden will also improve NCLB's accountability system so that we are supporting schools that need improvement, rather than punishing them."

NOTE: Bold formatting is mine, not theirs.

Sounds promising....