Music and the Brain
A special community music program in a low-income area of Los Angeles showed a higher success rate of students going on to college than students in the area who did not participate in this music education. A team of researchers was asked to offer scientific evidence for this compelling distinction. The study concluded that there were significant improvements in reading scores for the children who attended music classes regularly and were actively engaged for a period of two years, compared to those who did not participate.
What do the words compelling distinction suggest in Paragraph 6 of this passage?
Student success is based on the music programs offered.
Some students need to be persuaded to take music lessons
Music education is viewed more favorably in low-income areas than in others.
Students who study music fare much better than those who do not.