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Reality weighs down dreams of college: Poor kids don’t get the tools they need

Twenty years ago, teachers in suburban Baltimore urged Lisa Turner to go to college, pushing the SAT, she says, ââ?¬Å?like it was candy.ââ?¬Â Never mind that she didn’t have a clue about what high school courses to take or how to choose a school. After scoring poorly on a standardized intelligence test, Turner says, ââ?¬Å?I found myself kind of goofing off in school.ââ?¬Â