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When the news broke that famous actors and several other wealthy individuals had been charged with conspiracy to illicitly gain admission for their children to attend prestigious universities, late night TV had a ball poking fun, and many people took to social media to voice their outrage. While this story is great for news headlines, the real story is what this says about our education system in America. This week media mogul Armstrong Williams and Heritage Foundation Policy Analyst Mary Clare Amselem weigh in. Show Notes: Armstrong Williams – Hit the Pause Button on College Admissions Outragehttps://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/14/hit-the-pause-button-on-college-admissions-outrage/Mary Clare Amselem – FBI Exposes Wealthy Parents Rigging College for Kids. But It Was Always Riggedhttps://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/12/fbi-exposes-wealthy-parents-rigging-college-for-kids-but-it-was-always-rigged/
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