I was a low-income student, so college never seemed feasible. That changed when I took a college class as a high schooler.

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The author (not pictured) attended a college class as a high schooler.

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High-income Americans rarely mix with poorer people. Restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are the exception.

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The manager of an Olive Garden in Kansas gave staff a blunt ultimatum.

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