I've been saying this for years

And we're losing our advantage in education because the middle class is losing its ability to get a college degree (or incur staggering debt in order to do so).

http://www.alternet.org/world/147261/are_we_going_down_like_the_soviets/?page=entire

Are We Going Down Like the Soviets?
The Soviets made a devastating miscalculation: they mistook military power for power on this planet. Sound familiar?