The authors pointed out some of the
advantages of low poverty noting, «Children
whose parents read to them at home,
whose health is good and can attend school regularly, who do not live in fear of crime and violence, who enjoy stable housing and continuous school attendance,
whose parents» regular employment creates security, who are exposed to museums, libraries, music and art lessons, who travel outside their
immediate neighborhoods, and who are surrounded by adults who model high educational achievement and attainment will, on average, achieve at higher levels than children without these educationally relevant
advantages.»