I just find it amusing that anyone ever thought otherwise. At the end of the day, having capital means you don't have to have a job while you're in school, you can do extracurriculars to gain a leg up, you can start a business, or you'll have friends in high places or who own business to network with and get jobs from.
Self-preservation is in everyone's nature. If you're rich, you're going to do the most for your family, your children and you're going to make sure it stays that way.
Education doesn't lead to social mobility, redistribution of wealth does. The countries with the most social mobility as well as the most equality have fairly 'socialist' political and economic systems. Of course, going full communist has been shown to have disastrous effects, so there's obviously a balance somewhere, but it seems that in the US and UK for sure the systems are still tipped a little too much towards the rich.
Self-preservation is in everyone's nature. If you're rich, you're going to do the most for your family, your children and you're going to make sure it stays that way.
Education doesn't lead to social mobility, redistribution of wealth does. The countries with the most social mobility as well as the most equality have fairly 'socialist' political and economic systems. Of course, going full communist has been shown to have disastrous effects, so there's obviously a balance somewhere, but it seems that in the US and UK for sure the systems are still tipped a little too much towards the rich.