Politics?

Normally, I keep out of politics because I am not very well versed in understanding how it all works; however, I am about to begin working in public schools, get married, and one day have children in public schools...I think it's time that I show interest in politics. Lately I've been researching John Edwards' plans for education. The following paragraph I found on his website made me giddy.

Make Every School an Outstanding School
Every child in America should have the chance to attend an outstanding public school that has high expectations for every child. Edwards will radically overhaul No Child Left Behind to live up to its goal of helping all children learn at high levels. The law today judges children based on cheap standardized tests, forces schools to narrow the curriculum, fails to accurately identify struggling schools, and imposes unproven cookie-cutter reforms...To build on current successes, he will help 1,000 'great' schools a year expand or start new branches. Edwards will also invest more resources for low-income children, put us on a path to fully funding special education, and raise graduation rates by creating multiple paths to graduation such as Second Chance schools for former dropouts.

He plans to RADICALLY OVERHAUL NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. I love that statement. After much research into the No Child Left Behind Act, I've drawn the conclusion that No Child Left Behind is seeking to "privatize" public schools. What happens to the children who cannot afford to transfer to the school with "highly qualified teachers" because their school failed on the basis of the national report card? They get LEFT BEHIND.
I'm not 100% sold on John Edwards yet, but I am definitely appreciative of his plan to overhauld No Child Left Behind. I've got more research to do before I make up my mind.