In 2007, the Kettering Foundation launched a nationwide, two-year research project to learn what people in communities across the nation think about the achievement gap--and what roles they see for themselves in helping young people succeed academically. The community forums, which drew more than 3,200 participants nationwide, spotlighted elements…

Environmental problems affect the entire community and/or region. With this in mind, a workshop in the Weirton, West Virginia and Steubenville, Ohio area was organized to make participants more aware of their environmental problems and to involve them in the decisions concerning future environmental quality. This document contains the detailed…

Sponsored by Rural Action, an Ohio multicounty community development corporation, artist Geoff Schenkel involves Appalachian Ohio communities and schools in the creation of community murals. The projects counter Appalachian stereotypes and boost self-esteem and community revitalization. Includes photographs. (SAS)