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Peterangelo, Joe – Public Policy Forum, 2017
Our latest research assesses Metro Milwaukee's progress on a range of metrics associated with knowledge and innovation. We find our region has made strides in increasing educational attainment levels and adding scientists, engineers, and technology workers to the regional talent pool. Yet, the news is not as encouraging with regard to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Innovation, Economic Development, Educational Attainment
Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2020
The "Roadmap of Need" is a whole child needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). The Roadmap includes 20 indicators of wellness across four domains: health, youth behavior and safety, education, and economic development. These four…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, After School Programs, Wellness, Counties
Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2018
The Roadmap of Need is a whole child needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). The Roadmap includes 20 indicators of wellness across four domains: health, youth behavior and safety, education, and economic development. These four domains…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Needs Assessment, Wellness, Counties
Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2019
"The Roadmap of Need" is a whole child needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). The Roadmap includes 20 indicators of wellness across four domains: health, youth behavior and safety, education, and economic development. These four…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, After School Programs, Wellness, Counties
Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2017
The Roadmap of Need is an in-depth needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). This publication examines 20 indicators of wellness in counties across North Carolina. These indicators contain relevant annual data demonstrating need across North…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Needs Assessment, Wellness, Counties
Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2016
The Roadmap of Need is an in-depth needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). This publication examines 20 indicators of wellness in counties across North Carolina. These indicators contain relevant annual data demonstrating need across North…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Needs Assessment, Wellness, Counties
Hales, Lauren; Hudgins, Taylor; Starrett, Michael – Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2014
The Roadmap of Need is an in-depth needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). This publication examines the 20 indicators of wellness in counties across North Carolina. These indicators contain relevant annual data demonstrating need across…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Needs Assessment, Wellness, Counties
Kovach, Melissa; Lam, Eva; Dickman, Anneliese – Public Policy Forum, 2009
Discussions of early childhood care and education usually focus on its social and educational value, and how it helps children and families. More recently, the focus in many states, including Wisconsin, has been on potential investments in child care quality improvements as strategies for improving long-term educational outcomes for disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Employment Level, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education
Forbes, Sarah; Hales, Lauren – Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2013
The North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) is an organization dedicated to increasing access to high-quality afterschool programs, especially for at-risk youth in North Carolina. In 2010, NC CAP created a roadmap of ten indicators to inform policymakers, funders and citizens of areas where North Carolina should make its largest…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Needs Assessment, Wellness, Counties
Appalachia, 1986
Four small business development experts examine ways of encouraging/helping entrepreneurs: market identification; management education; improved capital access; emphasis on business and producer services; import substitution; local purchasing; local business expansion; adaptation of good ideas; response to problems/trends in lifestyle changes,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress, Entrepreneurship
Bradley, Doug – 1986
The survival of rural American farms and communities is dependent upon expansion of income and employment opportunities in rural areas. Recognizing the growing challenge for local leaders and the contribution that educational assistance can make, the Cooperative Extension System has identified Revitalizing Rural America as a priority program for…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Economic Climate, Economic Development
Fosler, R. Scott – 1988
The economic role of counties is changing profoundly because of a revolutionary restructuring of the world economy and related changes in federalism. Three major forces are restructuring the economy: overcapacity in traditional industries, the emergence of new technologies that are creating new service and knowledge-based industries and…
Descriptors: Adults, County Programs, Economic Change, Economic Development
Small Business Administration, Washington, DC. – 1986
This kit consists of a set of resources to assist those interested in the start-up and management (incubation) of a new business. A guide to starting and managing a small business incubator (SBI) is provided. Included in the guide are the following: a discussion of the role and characteristics of the SBI concept; guidelines for carrying out the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Financial Support
Feit, Rona; And Others – 1988
This issue paper presents three very different views of the roles that government, job training, and economic development programs play within society. The paper is meant to stimulate discussion among training and employment and community and economic development professionals; it focuses on job retention and emphasizes the role of counties in the…
Descriptors: Adults, County Programs, Economic Change, Economic Development
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McNamara, Kevin T.; And Others – 1984
Recent studies of rural manufacturing employment have presented conflicting evidence about the relationship between human capital and local economic development at a time when competing claims for local investment funds could potentially undermine support for public education. The purpose of this paper is to: (1) develop the conceptual linkage…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Educational Economics, Employment Opportunities
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