Author Archives: Frank Daley

The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility

When schools de-emphasize the intellectual benefits of higher education, like college, students become less imaginative about their futures. A 12th-grader wrote a college admissions essay about wanting to pursue a career in oceanography. Let’s call her Isabella. A few months … Continue reading

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