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June 29, 2016 06:29 am PDT
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How Houston's rich kids game the system (Spoiler: with their parents' money)
The Supreme Court recently sided with UT Austin's use of affirmative action. That plaintiff Abigail Fishers simply lacked the grades for admission was part of the case's many numbing ironies. But it's not a joke, according to Jia Tolento, who tutored Fisher in the art of gaming the system. It's a way of life for second-rate kids in first-class families. (more…)
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