The EAST Initiative is an educational non-profit organization that oversees and trains for a school program, EAST, that operates primarily in the

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. The program began in 1995 in Arkansas. It offers students and teachers professional

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and

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for use in a loosely structured, self-driven environment.{{cite book , last1=Tunik , first1=Jonathan , last2=Ramsey , first2=Lori , last3=Simon , first3=Alan , title=Arkansas Environmental and Spatial Technology Initiative: State-wide Evaluation 2003-2006 Final Report , date=31 December 2007 , publisher=metis associates , page=20 , url=https://www.eastinitiative.org/aboutcontact/research/FinalReport_EASTMetisreport.pdf , access-date=25 September 2021

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EAST Initiative
Education in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Arkansas 1995 establishments in Arkansas