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Baldwin, Fred – Appalachia, 1994
Forward in the Fifth is an organization created to improve the quality of education in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, which had the lowest percentage of high school graduates in America. The organization has employed innovative ways to involve the whole community, resulting in widespread cooperation, as well as increased graduation rates…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Environment