Episode 3: Lying to get your Kids into Top Schools

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Episode 3: Lying to get your Kids into Top Schools

We talk about parents who lie to the authorities to get their kids into popular schools. What's to blame - the admissions system or societal mindsets?

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Episode 3: Lying to get your Kids into Top Schools

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We talk about parents who lie to the authorities to get their kids into popular schools. What's to blame - the admissions system or societal mindsets? How do they feed into each other?

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