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| Appalachia | 2 |
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| Duncan, Cynthia L. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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| Community | 3 |
| Policymakers | 3 |
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| Kentucky | 1 |
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Appalachia, 1986
Appalachian Regional Commission accomplishments from 1983-1985 included education projects focusing on basic skills, vocational education, and school dropout reduction serving some 100,000 people for $11.5 million and health projects placing 350 physicians in underserved areas. Future proposals and resources may focus on special areas within…
Descriptors: Activities, Budgets, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Duncan, Cynthia L. – Appalachia, 1986
Describes need to improve education in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District which has the lowest percentage of high school graduates in the nation. Reports peoples' perceptions of educational problems; details community financial support; provides comparative statistics on educational attainment, math and reading mastery, dropouts,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Educational Attainment
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1985
Federal appropriations totalling over $162 million during fiscal year 1984 enabled the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to attack the region's most critical needs. Area development appropriations ($43 million) were used to create almost 10,550 new jobs and retain nearly 4,100 jobs, give special assistance to Appalachia's neediest 80 counties…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Census Figures, Community Development, Demography
