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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
Jonas, Edward D., Jr. – 1987
The Atlanta (Georgia) Public School System (APS) has many existing dropout prevention programs, but they have been operating primarily independently, with limited information sharing or coordination. In 1986 these programs were linked through the formation of the Atlanta Dropout Prevention Collaborative, which unites the public school system with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
