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In Denver for a fundraiser for US Senator Michael Bennet, EdSec Duncan stopped by at a Denver school.

NCLB: What Next For The Duncan Blueprint?

There's still no in-depth analysis of the Duncan blueprint out there though I know a few folks are working on producing one. (As often happens, things fell off sharply after the first day coverage and the reaction and process stories.) I am hoping someone will do a side by side with current law or a comparison with the Miller discussion draft from two years ago. But there are a couple of things worth noting in the meantime. Four points and some questions at the end:

1-Putting out the blueprint makes this an official Obama priority but also could mean there's a little less buy-in from the Committee chairs (at least until they put out a chairman's mark if that's what happens next). Far as the Hill is concerned, this is still Obama's bill to sell, not theirs.

2-Remember that the blueprint was put together by a Duncan team made up in large part of former