In a Crisis, Our Nation Must Have an Ambitious Education Strategy.

The article discusses education strategy in the United States during a global economic recession in 2009. The author analyzes education trends as reported by the American Council in the study "Minorities in Higher Education 2008: Twenty-Third Status Report," which shows that minorities in the 2000s are less likely to have greater educational achievement than previous generations. According to the author, in order for the United States to recover from the recession, politicians must ensure that educational opportunities continue to improve.