"But there are many children in Virginia who do not have the benefit of caring, trusted adults in their lives, and closing this gap is an important step to giving kids the best chance to succeed in school and life." Not all kids get the same chances and opportunities that we do, not even in the area that we live in. There is a difference between the education of a child with a high family income and a child with low family income. Even if they aim for the same thing, they'll have different obstacles and paths as the gap grows steadily larger.

"Children born into low and high income families are born with similar abilities. But they have very different educational opportunities, with children in low income families less likely to have access to early childhood education, more likely to attend under-resourced schools that deliver inferior K-12 education, and less likely to attend or complete college." Income plays a great role in how different people live. People with low incomes won't have the same opportunities that people with high income do. Even though we like to think of most people being equal, the difference in how much money someone earns changes how they get their education, food, etc.