Rural Education
Learn more about rural schools and districts, including research and policies that affect rural schools
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
Health Care Was Hard to Come By. So This Superintendent Stepped Up
Ben Thigpen, the superintendent in rural Jones County, N.C., launched a telehealth program to improve medical care for students and staff.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
5 Ways Rural School Leaders Can Create Workforce Opportunities for Students
The key to offering high-quality, work-based learning opportunities to students in rural areas is community building.
College & Workforce Readiness
Video
Resilience, Faith, and Support: How Twin Brothers Forged Diverging Paths to College
Twin brothers from rural Arkansas reflect on their path to college in the midst of the pandemic.
School & District Management
New Research Center to Focus on Rural Leadership, Challenges, and Innovation
The center, to be based at the University of Denver, will be a clearinghouse and resource for those working in and researching rural districts.
Education Funding
Opinion
What's It Take for Philanthropy to Help Rural Schools?
Place-based philanthropy has enormous potential to revitalize rural communities. The trick is, it鈥檚 tough to get this sort of approach right.
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
Nurturing Talent at Home to Revive a Struggling Region
In rural Edgecombe County, N.C., Valerie Bridges is revitalizing the region with micro-schools and a homegrown teacher-development program.
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
In Navajo Nation, a Star Superintendent Draws on His Ties to the Community
Quincy Natay grew up in Chinle, Ariz. Now he's increasing student access to laptops and Wi-Fi to maintain growth in learning through the pandemic.
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
A Wrestling Coach Pins Down the Education Technology of the Future
A Kansas leader keeps his district abreast of evolutions in broadband and technology鈥攁nd finds parallels in his role as a wrestling coach.
Teaching Profession
Audio
Sitting on the Roof at Night for Internet: Pandemic Learning in the Navajo Nation
A teacher at a college-prep school for Native American students sees the struggles her students face daily to do their schoolwork from home.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Reported Essay
Internet Access Is a Civil Rights Issue
In the world鈥檚 wealthiest country, why is broadband access denied to so many and in such high numbers? Mark Lieberman investigates.
Special Education
Serving Special Needs Students During COVID-19: A Rural Educator's Story
Just because a rural school system has internet doesn鈥檛 mean everyone can afford it. That鈥檚 why James Barrett delivers paper work packets, along with meals, to his students during the COVID-19 crisis.
Special Education
What the Research Says
Disabilities More Common in Rural Areas
Children in rural areas are more likely to have developmental disabilities and are less likely to receive special education or early-intervention services than children living in urban areas, says a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Budget & Finance
Education Department Backtracks, Restores Previous Cuts to Rural School Funding
The U.S. Department of Education has reversed course and will not change how it distributes money under the Rural Education Achievement Program, following concerns by more than 20 U.S. senators about loss of funding because of the change.
Equity & Diversity
ADHD, Other Developmental Disabilities More Common in Rural Areas
Rural families are less likely to use special education or early intervention services than children living in urban areas, a new survey reveals.