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Direct linkHales, Brent D. – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2009
The Mid-South Region of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi as a long history of pervasive poverty and educational underachievement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2008), the poverty level of residents in the Mid-South Region is higher than the national average. Consequently, many of the region's best and brightest students of all…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Brain Drain, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development
Peer reviewedMitra, Dana L.; Movit, Marcela; Frick, William – Educational Policy, 2008
City leaders increasingly have hoped that school reform can spark a renaissance in struggling communities. Using the lens of building civic capacity, this article examines efforts to revitalize "Milltown"--a small urban community that has been devastated by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Analysis of interview and written documents identifies…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Restructuring, Global Approach, Manufacturing
