… in one simple paragraph:

“Arizona doesn’t aspire to compete in the new economy in an organized, nonpartisan, strategic way. We lack ambition. We lack aspiration. We’re satisfied with the mix we have, leading the nation in call centers. There’s no urgency about that.”

The speaker is Fred DuVal, vice president of the state Board of Regents.

The story is about how the state provides a trivial amount of financial aid for students.