Saturday, July 18, 2009

Both Sides Agree on Appalachia's Future: It's all about Education

This from Al Cross at the Rural Blog:

Institute examines
competing economic visions
for East Ky.,
in first of series on Appalachian economy

...competing visions [of Appalachia's future] are exemplified by UK historian Ron Eller, author of ...Uneven Ground, and former Gov. Paul Patton...

Their views are the centerpiece of a story published this week by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and being reprinted in Appalachian Kentucky newspapers.

"Though they have different visions of Appalachia’s post-coal potential, when asked to identify the biggest impediment to economic development, Eller and Patton both responded with a single word: 'education'," writes John James Snidow...

His story is the first in a series about the Appalachian economy. To read it, click here.

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