Moran (2015) explores the arguments that failures in educational policy have created a substandard class of students, who then become less competitive in the job market, and make America less competitive in the global economy, which poses a threat to national security. In other words, a depressed economy leads people to do things that jeopardize national security. Read the article attached. Do you think educational policy has failed when teachers are compensated based on student test scores? Is "teaching to the test" losing sight of what makes students unique and competitive in the market.