In this month’s column, the field editor reflects on the educational reform bill, Goals 2000, which was drafted into law during the Clinton administration and specifically challenged U.S. science educators to produce graduates who are “the best in the world in science and mathematics.” She then addresses the No Child Left Behind Act of 2004 and ponders the questions, “why aren’t we accomplishing our national educational goals, and are we leaving more, not fewer, students behind?