Why is that backward? Couldn't they be mutually affecting factors a la the failures of "No Child Left Behind"'s penalty system (as in: ACEs damage school performance, leading to risk of being held back a year, which risks additional ACEs)?
> All of these things just seem to be proxies for "your parents are rich".
If that is indeed a strong correlation, then that would be valuable insight gained from this study, I think.
1. You have good parents (attentive/loving/encouraging/supportive/available).
2. You have access to a good education.
Education makes a bit more sense since it’s at least easy to buy your way into a better education.
They're not, they serve different needs. Perhaps indirectly related, but having money certainly doesn't make you a good parent. Those are just prerequisites for a higher chance of success. If you have neither you have the least chance of success. If you have one, you're more likely to succeed, if you have both, you're most likely to succeed.