TIME.com: Who's the Education President?: "Americans traditionally trust Democrats will improve education much more than Republicans, but in 2000, after Bush spent much of his campaign talking about his 'compassionate conservatism' and his education reforms as governor in Texas, Americans ranked he and Al Gore as equal on the issue. This year, with teachers and some parents angry about how No Child Left Behind has played out, John Kerry has an opportunity regain some ground with voters concerned about education. "