We should always be clear on what the goal is: a world in which we don't all have to fight each other all the time, where we can work together in solidarity rather than having to wage war against our friends for the privilege of having a good job. There is no reason why everyone shouldn't have equal access to the highest-quality education, and in a properly organized society it would be perfectly simple to provide it. We don't need "best" and "worst" universities, ranked from top to bottom, we just need "universities," places where people go to explore human knowledge and acquire the skills that enable them to do things that need doing. Progressive education means an end to the illusion of meritocratic competition, an end to the SAT, and the realization of a vision of equal education for all.