Dive Summary:

• The "No Child Left Behind" education law signed by President George W. Bush 12 years ago is ripe for reform, legislators say, and a bill seeking to rewrite the law came up for debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
• The Republican-supported bill preserves standardized testing in reading and math, but gives back to states and districts the ability to hold schools accountable for student performance.
• The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, two large teachers’ unions and the N.A.A.C.P. oppose the bill, and the Obama administration says it would be vetoed.

From the article:

... If the bill passes, it will face a difficult battle in the Senate, where the chairman of the Senate education committee, Senator Tom Harkin, said “significant differences” will need to be reconciled. ...