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Miller, Sandy – VocEd, 1985
The author provides a first-person account of what a citizen group accomplished when they mobilized against the Duval County (Florida) law that raised state graduation requirements for vocational education students. What the group achieved and hopes to achieve in the future is discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Graduation Requirements, Lobbying
