The paper analyzes the increase of educational cost in Indonesia, which in fact , has caused difficulties for the poor to get involved in proper education. The task of education to enlighten society will probably notbe successful unless the problem of poverty and that of educational cost are resolved . In order to recover such a poorer situation , developing critical and constructive ideas, as can be seen within critical liberal, critical-radical, and critical -religious communicaties, is necessary to observe. The decline of community development and social participation within society likely give impact to the educational expenses . Therefore , enforcing social participation within society is unavoidable.