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Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 2003
Based on studies that detailed the benefits of quality early childhood education, the Alabama Pre-Kindergarten Initiative provides young children with enriching learning experiences to ensure that they will be ready to succeed in school. These experiences are critical for low-income children in economically distressed Appalachian counties.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities, High Risk Students, Learning Experience
Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1996
Under the Smart Start program, 19 of North Carolina's Appalachian counties have qualified for competitive state funding to improve community services to young children and their families. Programs tailored to local needs provide subsidized child care to children of working parents, preventive health screenings, literacy and high school equivalency…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Services, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Wilkinson, Wallace G. – Appalachia, 1990
Author (Kentucky governor) describes new educational reform policy objectives. Emphasizes decentralization and outcome-based educational model. Describes 1989 court mandate for comprehensive school restructuring. Describes state's educational reform process, new goals, procedures, and programs. Examines court's role in education reform process and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Court Litigation, Decentralization, Educational Change
Pruitt, Jan; Ray, Jane – Appalachia, 1979
Allied health professionals are those (exclusive of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses) who provide health care in support of or supplementing other health professionals. The Regional Technical Institute enables students from 26 colleges and junior colleges in Alabama and Tennessee to train in 14 allied health professions. (BR)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Background, Higher Education
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1998
Describes the Fund for Appalachian Industrial Retraining (FAIR) program, which has trained over 14,000 multiskilled workers in Appalachian manufacturing in the last four years. FAIR works with firms in 18 Appalachian Ohio counties, arranging onsite and offsite programs and providing matching funds for customized training. (SAS)
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship, Human Resources, Industrial Training
Graser, Rick – Appalachia, 1983
Employer-sponsored child care services include vendor programs, charitable donations, family day care systems, consortium centers, and on-site/near-site centers. In 1982-83, the Appalachian Regional Commission funded two surveys on employer-sponsored child care and provided seed money/technical assistance in 11 states to fund such services (five…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Employed Parents, Employer Employee Relationship, Employer Supported Day Care
