Akil Bello us the Senior Director of Advocacy at The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (Fairtest), which advances quality education and equal opportunity by promoting fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial evaluations of students, teachers and schools. It’s the perfect job for a man who has been calling out myths, socioeconomic bias, and overall shenanigans in college prep for 30 years.
One pervasive myth is the inflated value of a “dream school,” whose popularity results largely from the vicious circle of skillful branding and a culture that buys into it. He urges families to treat the process as unpredictable and driven by colleges’ business interests. And to recognize that choosing a school is a lot like shopping for a new car: don’t believe the MSRP.
Other links:
Paying to have your teen classified as a “peer-reviewed” author (whatever that is)
The highest-paid public employees in each state are almost all athletic coaches
Get to know Kimberlé Crenshaw
Explore Winona State University!
You can learn more about Akil’s work and writing on his website, his contributions to Fortune magazine, and his Twitter feed.
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