Rural economic development and education: the Agar model. (Agar High School in South Dakota) From: South Dakota Business Review | Date: March 1, 1994| Author: Sasser, Sue Lynn | COPYRIGHT 1994 The Business Research Bureau. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The school district of Agar, ND, has developed a unique educational objective for its community, the training and education of high school students who want to establish their own businesses. The Agar school is called the Prairie Economic Development Academy (PEDA) and it is administered like a business firm. The PEDA was envisioned not just to educate aspiring entrepreneurs in Agar, it was also meant to arrest the perceived decline of economic opportunities in its community.

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