A national policy based only on perceptions is ultimately an abdication of responsibility, where Senators and representatives are unwilling to address the reality of problems in schools and are ultimately more comfortable with glittering generalities than honest evaluation of problems. Education in this country needs something more than such a political fix. For as convenient as a political fix may be, it is ultimately unlikely to fix anything.
Erin B. Ashwell ’02 is a government concentrator in Eliot House. Her column appears on alternate Mondays.
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