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Almost 30 percent of Appalachian adults are considered functionally illiterate. [12] Education differences between men and women are greater in Appalachia than the rest of the nation, tying into a greater trend of gender inequalities. [12] Education in Appalachia has historically lagged behind average literacy levels of United States. [13]
Appalachia (locally / ˌ æ p ə ˈ l æ tʃ ə /, also /-l eɪ tʃ ə,-l eɪ ʃ ə / [4]) is a geographic region located in the central and southern sections of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.
Appalachian Americans, or simply Appalachians, are Americans living in the geocultural area of Appalachia in the eastern United States, or their descendants. [2] [3]While not an official demographic used or recognized by the United States Census Bureau, Appalachian Americans, due to various factors, have developed their own distinct culture within larger social groupings.
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Appalachian State University (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014. Schools are ranked based on the percentage of their athletic budget that comes from subsidies.
With the establishment of public schools in the region in the 1920s and 1930s, settlement schools relinquished their role in the general education of children. Pine Mountain was a boarding school for elementary and middle school -age children until about 1930, when it became a residential high school after public elementary schools were ...
In the list below, one can find the population in each state and territory of the U.S. who has attained a specific education level (out of people 25 years or over), and the percentage of the population who has attained that education level. The list is initially sorted in Alphabetical order but one can click the table headers to sort by any column.
The Encyclopedia of Appalachia is the first encyclopedia dedicated to the region, people, culture, history, and geography of Appalachia.The Region, as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, is a 205,000-square-mile area that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi.
Appalachian State defeated Georgia State 37-3 in Atlanta on Oct. 10. The university has invested millions of dollars into football, with much of the money coming from student fees, but so far has little to show for it. Game attendance rarely exceeds 10,000 fans in a stadium that seats 80,000, and the team has lost most of its games.