Today’s educational system is the major framework that keeps the rich rich, and the poor poor. In general poor neighborhoods have poor schools. They have less college placement. Connected wealthy people have little trouble getting into college provided they show up. Many jobs won't read your resume if you don't have a college education. There are exceptions and people are able to break free of these barriers. The good news is that the rate at which quality essential course information is freely published on the internet is faster then the rate at which its developed. OpenCourseWare is a start. MathWorld is fantastic. The computers and the internet is an force to level the field and raise it for everyone. In the 80s Some of the founders of Apple thought so. It hasn't been as quick of a road as some have hoped. However we do have Trump University which is accessible, affordable and grants certificates. OpenCourseWare does not. In fact they are quick to state: * Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting activity * Does not provide access to MIT faculty You have to pay 10's of thousands of dollars for that. Really what you are paying for is the certificate of caste. What is access to MIT faculty worth? MIT doesn't pay grad students very much to grade your papers and teach classes. Faculty speaks in front of 20-30 students. You probably end up spending 40 full hours interacting one on one with a prof. I need to respond to the luddites, "There is more to education then information!" I don't think there is anything more then information. Don't get me wrong I loved my college experience. I just think its time someone developed a self organizing educational system. Human interaction is an important part of learning. Gain credits for teaching, spend credits to be taught. Use video, chat, forums, wiki, email. A system of information trade and education can be run by students.