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New Hampshire has begun the hard work of responding to the sweeping federal educational law known as No Child Left Behind. President George W. Bush recently judged the bi-partisan measure “the most meaningful educational reform probably ever.” Proponents of the bill, including lead sponsor NH Senator Judd Gregg, have mounted an all out push to make good on the President’s words. At the same time, skepticism from politicians on both sides of the aisle has brought an element of political risk to the goal of making our schools better. In our first report in a four-part series, NHPR’s Josh Rogers looks at the politics of No Child Left Behind.