She suspects it is because those living in poor families today have «poor health, limited
access to home environments with rich language and experiences, low birth weight, limited
access to high - quality
pre-school opportunities,
less participation in many activities in the summer and after school that middle class families take for granted, and more movement in and out of schools because of the way that the housing market operates.»
According to the White House Fact Sheet on Obama's educational plan, children from low - income families are
less likely to have
access to pre-kindergarten programs, and middle - class families also struggle to afford private
pre-school programs, yet these programs are critical to children's long - term school success.