Duncan, Senate Republicans Talk ESEA Renewal
No one is expecting the more-conservative Congress and the Democratic administration to cooperate on much next year.
But reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is one area where there's a glimmer of hope for compromise between the two parties. (In fact, most education advocates would tell you that the differences between Democrats and Democrats, and Republicans and Republicans may be just as likely to scuttle talks as any partisan divides.)
The buzz is that education could get a much more prominent role than usual in the president's State of the Union
