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The report also found that school districts purchased $789 million in local foods during that time, a 105 percent increase over the amount spent two years prior. A 2014 Bridging the Gap study <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=452816c16828aa65cfdb50d05c26f3c438cd1f2bfeb082fb759f364a6fe80dcc> found that fruit and vegetable availability in U.S. public elementary school lunchrooms was highest in states with laws and schools with farm to school programs. 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The amendment would require a two-thirds vote of both the state senate and assembly to be placed on a ballot, where it would then need approval from voters; it would raise an estimated $1 billion in annual revenue. 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The study found that schools with low socioeconomic status were significantly less likely to offer salads regularly compared to schools with middle or high socioeconomic status, while majority-Black or majority-Latino schools were significantly less likely to offer fresh fruit than were predominantly White schools. 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The authors concluded that “maximizing access to school breakfast is an important strategy to reduce the risk of child hunger.” [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] Leading Candy Companies Announce Pledge to Not Market to Kids<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=452816c16828aa65a78f5cb4edd019953ffcc07b054481b6a39b8817d3aeae4a> [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] Six leading candy companies, including Ghirardelli Chocolate Company and Jelly Belly Candy Company, have pledged to not market their products directly to children under the age of 12<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=452816c16828aa65a78f5cb4edd019953ffcc07b054481b6a39b8817d3aeae4a>. The new Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative—created by Council of Better Business Bureaus and National Confectioners Association—is modeled after the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, a self-regulatory initiative under which companies adhere to nutrition standards for food and beverage marketing efforts to children. 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[http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] Letting Kids Stand More In The Classroom Could Help Them Learn <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=452816c16828aa65d327a082df0e4f37ec6bd2aa885c6acbfa7d31982aa67b86> [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] [http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif] The Conversation, 3/14/2016 It turns out that letting kids move in the classroom helps boost attention and focus. 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