Which of the following is not an explanation of the differences ...

[Mr.Thesaxman]

Which of the following is not an explanation of the differences in SAT scores between students from different socioeconomic classes and races?
 
  a. Poor parents, most without health insurance, are unable to afford prenatal care, which increases the risk of babies being born at low birth weight, a condition that may lead to learning disabilities.
  b. Poor children are less likely than more affluent children to receive adequate nutrition, decent medical care, and safe and secure environment, which increases the probability of their being less alert, less curious, and less able to interact effectively.
  c. Poor families are less likely to enroll their children in private early development programs that are available and accessible to them.
  d. Poor children are more likely to drop out of schools prematurely and go to work because school supplies, meals, transportation, and various school programs are costly.

Question 2

Which of the following is not true with regard to poor students and the schools that serve them?
 
  a. They have few computers for students, compared to many computers for students in the affluent schools.
  b. They are more likely than their more affluent peers to be taught by teachers who are inexperienced.
  c. They are more likely to attend schools in need of repairs, renovations, and modernization.
  d. Their teachers are paid more relative to their peers in affluent schools.

[bulacsom]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d