- "Everyone wants to think of education as an equalizer - the place where upward mobility gets started. But on virtually every measure we have, gaps between high school and low income kids are widening." --economist at University of California, Irvine. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?ref=education&_r=0 3 comments politics