The White House has given New Mexico the flexibility to implement its own school grading program rather than follow the mandates of the No Child Left Behind law. Last year, nearly 90% of the state's public schools failed to make "adequate yearly progress" under the federal law. State Education Secretary Hanna Skandera called it a "huge win for our state." The Federal School rating was considered too rigid by some because it takes a pass-or-fail approach rather than measure the progress that students or schools may be making.