I agree with Julia: Government schools - from Kindergarten to highest degree need to be tuition-free. And they need support for poor students like free text books on line, and free dorms with a meal plan. A student with no assets should be able to become a productive member of society, at whatever level of education they can reach. That is the American Dream, more than anything else. That doesn't mean they need to have 20 year PhD programs for the feeble-minded.
Ivies should be for rich kids. State schools should be merit-based. Eventually, a state school diploma could actually be more impressive than an Ivy, because the student had to actually work hard for it. I think Trump has done more to damage the prestige of Wharton than anything else!
