NDOL: Fumbling Education Reform: "Over and over, the administration has given ammunition to critics of NCLB and undermined bipartisan support for the initiative, notes Rotherham. 'Initially, it was slow to work with states and school districts and explain what the new education law requires, causing confusion among all parties.... Playing politics with the law's financing also gave its critics an easy target. Considering the overall lack of fiscal constraint typical of this administration, its decision to suddenly become stingy on crucial programs called for in the law is inexplicable.' "