Community colleges are making more aggressive and sophisticated efforts to raise funds from private sources because of federal, state, and local funding cutbacks, and some institutions are having substantial success. (MSE)

Assesses, using the Urban Development Action Grant as a case study, why the evaluation of American urban economic initiatives has declined. The authors conclude that this decline occurred because of such evaluation's perceived lack of utility for policymakers and ineffectiveness in actually informing either policy or practice. The problems…

Special issue traces 20-year history and mission of Appalachian Regional Commission. Outlines changes in highways, transportation, education, health, child development, community building, housing, enterprise development, energy, natural resources, environment, leadership, economy, and development diversity. Presents 15-year economic outlook,…