United Way Targeting Education, Income and Health

A report released by the United Way of America finds that the "Common Good Index" score for the United States has declined since 2000. The index is based on 12 categories used to evaluate conditions in education, income and health including high school graduation rates and the percentage of children not covered by health insurance. The national nonprofit group plans to adjust its goals to improve these three areas.

This Story United Way to Target Health, Education and Income Article \| The United Way of America, alarmed at the nation's fraying safety net, will announce today that it will direct its giving toward ambitious 10-year goals that would cut in half the high school dropout rate and the number of working families struggling financially. Transcript: United Way: National Report United Way Targeting Education, Income and Health		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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