Education and Class

• eduwonkette: Guest Blogger Hilary Levey: Playing to Win (and for college admissions!) — In First Grade

  An interesting dissertation on the competitive nature of upper-middle-class chidren’s activities, driven in part by the “bottleneck” of credentials via elite college admissions

  tags: social class

• Many Students Forgo Borrowing Despite Financial Need (IHEP)

  Aversion to borrowing in spite of need may affect college completion.

  tags: Social class

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