Whoa! That Bro is Faux
There's a great story in the Chicago Sun-Times today about a magnet school principal who uncovered an application "rigging" ring: Several aspiring entrants to the esteemed Sabin Magnet falsely claimed to have a brother or sister already at the school, "a relationship that gave them a clear edge over other applicants," according to school officials quoted in the story.
A clerk at the school has been implicated as an accomplice in the wrongdoing.
It raises the question: Is this happening at other schools?
For the full skinny, read Rosalind Rossi's entire story.