New York City High Schools’ Endless Segregation Problem
Seven black students were accepted to Stuyvesant High School this year. Five years ago, the number was exactly the same.
Education
Elite Colleges Constantly Tell Low-Income Students That They Do Not Belong
Unwritten rules underlie all of elite-university life—and students who don’t come from a wealthy background have a hard time navigating them.
Elite-College Admissions Were Built to Protect Privilege
Even as selective schools opened their doors to a wider array of applicants in the early 20th century, they put policies in place to maintain the advantages of wealthy white students.
Ignorance Was Bliss for the Children of the College-Admissions Scandal
And in that, they’re no different from all the other people who can’t see the hidden forces working in their favor.
9 Revealing Moments From the College-Admissions Indictment
Anecdotes from the Department of Justice’s indictment show the lengths that parents will go to buy their kids’ way into selective colleges.
One Way to Stop College-Admissions Insanity: Admit More Students
If selective colleges were less selective, there would be less incentive to cheat to get in.
A Scandal Fit for a Win-at-All-Costs Society
“These mothers and fathers live in a world in which the mark of good parenting is substantially tied to where one’s children are admitted.”
Not That Kind of Girl
In her influential 1959 Atlantic article, “Sex and the College Girl,” Nora Johnson predicted that young, educated women pursuing expansive new opportunities would likely end up disappointed. She spent the rest of her life finding out what could happen instead.
Why the College-Admissions Scandal Is So Absurd
For the parents charged in a new FBI investigation, crime was a cheaper and simpler way to get their kids into elite schools than the typical advantages wealthy applicants receive.
The Trump Administration Really Wants to Cut Education Funding. Congress Doesn’t.
For the third year in a row, lawmakers are expected to disregard the administration’s proposed budget.