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Appalachia, 1991
Describes presentations at Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) 25th anniversary conference, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1990. Conference focused on youth leadership. More than 100 youth from 13 states attended, presenting 16 ARC-funded demonstration projects, including recreation programs, leadership development, theater…
Descriptors: Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs, Federal Programs
Appalachia, 1985
In an effort to find new solutions, an Appalachian Regional Commission workshop examined the severity of the dropout problem in Appalachia; looked at successful prevention programs including 70001 Ltd., REAL Enterprises, and Jobs for Tennessee Graduates; and previewed the model dropout reduction curriculum being designed at Appalachian State…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
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
Appalachia, 1984
The panel reviewed five efforts to integrate education into the workplace through cooperation between private industry and government, use of university research resources to save jobs while providing students with hands-on training, and community and school joint preparation of teenagers for social and economic participation. (NEC)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Educational Cooperation, Educational Opportunities
Appalachia, 1986
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore discusses past and present changes in the Appalachian Region and in West Virginia spurred by the Appalachian Regional Commission. Changes in West Virginia's tax structure, job creation, economic diversification, and public energy facilities are noted as efforts to prepare for the future. (NEC)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Energy Management, Finance Reform, Job Development
Appalachia, 1984
Panel I features two case histories of state government, university, and private corporation cooperation to bring technology to the workplace (Microelectronics Center of North Carolina and Ben Franklin Partnership Program) and presentations about Burlington Industries and General Electric Company investments in technology to save jobs and boost…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Job Development
Appalachia, 1984
Some 280 industry, education, labor, and state and local government leaders exchanged information about how Appalachian programs can harness technology to make traditional industries more competitive, package capital for job-creating industries and business, launch service industries, match education with jobs, and fit displaced workers into the…
Descriptors: Capital, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Dislocated Workers
