Yesterday on CQ's Web site:  "The top House Republican [Rep. Buck McKeon] negotiating a renewal of the landmark 2002 education law said legislation won’t be ready until fall and he won’t support it unless it’s backed by a majority of GOP members."

Also:

Education lobbyists had been optimistic that a House markup would come before the August recess, to speed along the reauthorization and finish before the 2008 election season begins to greatly limit action on Capitol Hill.

That now seems unlikely.

Let's see, all we need is an NCLB bill supported by Democratic leaders, a majority of Republicans and enough rank-and-file Democrats to put it over the top....