<p>^^ please quote where Beliavsky is objecting to low income students receiving privately funded financial aid.<br>
"Historically ALL schools were set up for the ruling elite, especially the ivies. " – you are aware that this is the Boarding School forum and the original article we are discussing is about private day and boarding schools, and not colleges, right? I only mention this b/c you refer to the ivies, of which boarding schools have none.
“hey also most likely don’t come from a family that can provide them with the academic privileges that the upper income students receive” – I would argue that is not the case for the majority of boarding school students. I would say that if you look at the make up of those kids on scholarship, you will see their families as very concerned with education, providing them the same educational opportunities as the upper income families. They may not provide them with fabulous vacations, but learning they do provide. Its the nature of the beast, since the families that seek out boarding schools are by definition interested in their kids education.</p>