ERIC Number: ED539193
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 55
Abstractor: ERIC
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Appalachian Region: A Report Identifying and Addressing the Educational Needs
US Department of Education
This report presents the deliberations of the Appalachia Regional Advisory Committee (Appalachia RAC), one of 10 RACs established under the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. sections 9601 et. seq.) to assess the educational needs of the region. The Committee's report outlines the educational needs across the four states of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky that comprise the Appalachia region. Committee deliberations took place May 23, 2011, through June 21, 2011. Appended are: (1) Appalachia Regional Profile; (2) Recommended Strategies by Need Category; and (3) Verbatim Public Comments from Appalachia RAC Website. (Contains 4 figures, 33 tables, and 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Technical Assistance, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, School Districts, Social Indicators, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Academic Standards, State Standards, Preschool Education, Nursery Schools, Teaching (Occupation), Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Data Collection, Teacher Effectiveness, Alignment (Education), Student Diversity, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www.edpubs.gov
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Kentucky; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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