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College admissions scandal highlights inequality of American education system

#CollegeAdmissions #Wealth #Privilege #TanyaMcDowell #LoriLoughlin #FelicityHuffman The recently revealed college admissions scandal, dubbed Operation Varsity Blues, has all the drama and intrigue of a Hollywood film: extreme wealth and privilege (alleged bribes of up to $6 million to get kids into elite schools), deception and, of course, celebrities and social influencers, notably actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion-giant husband Mossimo Giannulli, and actress Felicity Huffman. “This case is about the widening corruption of elite college admissions through the steady application of wealth combined with fraud,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling at a press conference in Boston Tuesday. “There can be no separate college admissions system for the wealthy, and I’ll add there will not be a separate criminal justice system, either.” However, as the country fixates on the gross extortion by those who have the means to provide the best academic resources and advantages that ...