America’s Education Crisis Is a National Security Threat
“Education is a crucial component of human capital and, by extension, of national might. A better-educated citizenry means a more productive economy and thus greater military potential. But because the educational explosion of the last 70 years has been uneven—some countries have made greater strides than others, and the pace of progress has varied over time—this dramatic transformation hasn’t just increased the overall size of the global economy. It has also shifted the distribution of economic potential among countries, including great powers. Comparatively speaking, Western nations, including the United States, have been the biggest losers in this great reshuffling of educational and economic heft.”