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Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class

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Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class

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Aurora Sky Castner, a Texas teen who was born in jail and graduated at the top of her class this week, will be attending Harvard University in the fall

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It’s all about the social capital. The social capital (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital?wprov=sfti1) of someone born in jail is going to be less than someone born outside of jail.

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