The college-admission scandal is resurfacing broader concerns about legal methods wealthy families regularly use to gain entrance to elite universities
WASHINGTON—The admissions bribery scheme revealed this week in a federal indictment has prompted lawmakers in Washington to consider policies that could curtail the influence of wealth in college admissions.
Though the scandal concerned illegal bribery and racketeering charges—with more than 50 admissions consultants, college athletic coaches and parents indicted—it has resurfaced broader concerns about legal methods wealthy families regularly use to gain entrance to elite universities.The Justice Department charged 50 people with participating in a fraudulent scheme to get undeserving students into elite colleges. This scandal could have political implications. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains.
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