Disadvantaged Students Outnumbered at Top Public Boarding Schools

Education Week: Thriving in an academically rigorous environment is about more than simply being prepared for classes; it's about a student fitting in and seeing herself as a top student.

As advanced academic programs work to find and enroll more poor and minority students, new research suggests just how complex it can be for students from traditionally disadvantaged groups to feel at home in such programs. These students can be particularly vulnerable as they encounter more academically challenging classes and peers who are economically better off.

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