Attending the 'best' high school may yield benefits and risks for students
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 14:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Parents often go to great lengths to ensure that their children attend top schools, surrounded by high-achieving peers who often come from advantaged backgrounds. But data collected from individuals over a span of 50 years suggests that these aspects of selective schools aren't uniformly beneficial to students' educational and professional outcomes in the following decades.