Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:No Child Left Behind(McClatchy) Will the No Child act be left behind? Five years ago, President Bush persuaded a Republican-led Congress to pass a landmark law that forces schools to give students more tests. Now his own party is leading a revolt. When Congress signed off on the legislation in December 2001, Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, said it represented “a new era” that would benefit students across the country, and he saluted Bush’s leadership. Brownback now would be happy if states could just opt out of the federal testing mandates. … Members of Congress have been getting an earful in their districts as they prepare for their upcoming deliberations. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Kansas Democrat, is among them. After conducting a “listening tour” on No Child Left Behind earlier this month, he released a survey that found that 40 percent of the teachers in his district want the law repealed, while 90 percent feel that some subjects – mainly science and social studies – are being shortchanged due to the emphasis on testing. Moore is the chief sponsor of a separate bill that would allow school districts to suspend the federal testing requirements until Congress approves $55 billion in additional funding….Rep. Todd Tiahrt, a Kansas Republican, who met with 30 school superintendents in his district earlier this month, said it has become clear that the federal education strategy isn’t working. “We have this current one-size-fits-all, and there’s something to be said about 50 state laboratories that can come up wSen. Pat Roberts (R)!(LJW) Sebelius letter calls President Bush ‘out of touch’: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius urged the U.S. Senate to remove President Bush’s restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. “The President is out of touch on this issue,” said a letter signed by Sebelius and nine other governors. The letter was dated Wednesday, the same day the Senate voted 63-34 to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research. Kansas’ two senators, Sam Brownback, who is running for president, and Pat Roberts, voted against the bill Wednesday. “The embryo is not potential life,” Brownback said. “It is human life.”Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) !(Topeka Capital-Journal) Congresswoman sets out to hear what constituents have to say: VALLEY FALLS – Harvesting political wisdom served at Bill Manville’s dining room table may be key to U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda retaining a seat in Congress. Manville, a fourth-generation Jefferson County farmer in business with a son and son-in-law on 3,000 cropped acres, invited the freshman congresswoman to his home for a talk about agriculture policy and the future of rural America. Bill Manville invited Boyda to his home in Jefferson County. The patriarch spoke with passion about the history of his family and the fertile soil underfoot. At the end of the meeting, Manville stood to deliver advice previously shared at the same table with Jim Ryun, a five-term Republican that Boyda dispatched in one of the biggest campaign upsets of 2006. Manville urged Boyda to call anytime with questions. “Not that I know the answer,” he cautioned. “I know people who do.” Ryun never did ring Manville. Boyda, a Topeka Democrat, vowed not to repeat the mistake. She pledged to work overtime to build relationships with Manville and 674,000 other constituents in her congressional district. “It’s the best defense for going to Washington,” Boyda said.