RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Introduction JF Harvard Educational Review JO herp FD Harvard Educational Press SP 563 OP 563 DO 10.17763/haer.52.4.0453240666u40831 VO 52 IS 4 A1 Wood, Robert YR 1982 UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/52/4/563.abstract AB On Sunday when Secretary T. H. Bell outlined his five roles for the federal government's involvement in education, he emphasized the capabilities of the states. He asserted his belief that in a relatively short time the fifty states would be capable of making our system of education work—in affirmative action, innovation, and securing educational excellence. That is, of course, a topic that we intend to address in this panel.