Wherefore ESEA reauthorization?

Interesting Teachers College Record article regarding the possible fate of ESEA reauthorization and other federal education issues, depending on the outcome of the November election. The short version: if the Democrats lose seats, they're going to lose them to conservative Republicans (rather than moderates), many of whom have run on an anti-big government platform. The remaining Democrats are largely anti-Obama education platform.
Which means it's going to be tough to push forward with the executive branch's priorities in education.