For years our work at PathLight has assumed that friendships across geography, economics, race, and culture can create a better future for the students in the program.
A recent study — reported here by Axios — confirms this. It’s a simple concept really. Raise kids around other kids different from themselves and 1) the privileged kids build empathy, and 2) the less privileged kids build relationships that offer them a leg up.
Nice to know we were right all along!
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