Vox: A lack of education could be as deadly as smoking. Here’s why.

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Updated by Libby Nelson

Every year, a new paper argues, tens of thousands of Americans die sooner than they should for an entirely preventable reason. It’s not smoking, or not exercising, or eating sugar. It’s dropping out of high school and college.

Read the rest of the story on Vox.

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