Pandemic Notebook: For Students from Low-Income, Immigrant Families, Getting into College Can Feel like Winning the Golden Ticket. The Pandemic Has Only Raised the Stakes

High school senior Bridgette Adu-Wadier at her desk at home during a virtual school day. (Courtesy Bridgette Adu-Wadier)

By Bridgette Adu-Wadier

January 11, 2021

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Bridgette Adu-Wadier is a senior at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. She is an editor for her award-winning school newspaper, Theogony, and a freelance reporter for The Alexandria Gazette.

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Pandemic Notebook: For Students from Low-Income, Immigrant Families, Getting into College Can Feel like Winning the Golden Ticket. The Pandemic Has Only Raised the Stakes

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox.

Most Popular

‘Heavy Hand’: Ohio Teachers Oppose Governor’s Science of Reading-Only Edict

Classical Academies: What if Education’s Next Big Thing is 2,500 Years Old?

Amid Shortage, MN Bill Endangers Thousands of Special Ed, Rural, CTE Teachers

Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery

Tough Love: Study Shows Kids Benefit from Teachers With High Grading Standards

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