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Better Education, Better Health, Longer Lives

A new brief (and video!) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows why better educational opportunities lead to better health and longer lives. If you needed one more reason to support quality education for every child, look no further than the fact that since the 1990s, life expectancy has fallen for people without a high school education. read more

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Education: It Matters More to Health than Ever Before

Publication Date:  Fri, 2014-01-10 Organization:  Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health & the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Type:  Report Category:  Early Care and Education Education: It Matters More to Health than Ever Before Americans with fewer years of education have poorer health and shorter lives, and that has never been

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Obama Administration Backs School Discipline Reform

In a big step forward for school discipline reform, the federal govenment released recommendations to end the use of harsh discipline policies and implement positive alternatives. Today is a big step forward for school discipline reform and the many advocates and organizers nationwide fighting to end the school-to-prison pipeline. read more

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