Welcome to NREA

The National Rural Education Association

The voice of all rural schools and communities across the United States.

In an increasingly confusing system, the National Rural Education Association helps rural educators navigate through the noise by finding and helping them use the resources needed to educate today’s students. Whether that’s a rundown on current legislation and how it affects rural communities or guidance on how to meet specific educational needs within your community, our national organization can help. We also help in the publication of your research because we believe in the value of shared knowledge. We are your advocates—your voice—in education.

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Congratulations to Our 2024 Teacher of the Year

Melissa Oberg, Cook County, Minnesota Melissa is a special education teacher at Cook County Schools in Grand Marais, MN. You can meet her and our 200+ presenters at the 2024 National Forum to Advance Rural Education on October 31-November 1 in...

CoSN September Updates

Cybersecurity – A Continuing ChallengeThe recently released CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report (https://www.cosn.org/edtech-topics/state-of-edtech-leadership/) identified Cybersecurity as one of the five “Key Findings” regarding challenges facing school...

NREA Executive Director Dr. Allen Pratt to Step Down December 31

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESEPTEMBER 5, 2024execdir@nrea.net Chattanooga, TN – On behalf of the National Rural Education Association (NREA) Board of Directors, we would like to recognize and honor the outstanding contributions of our outgoing Executive Director, Dr....

AIRSS Releases 2024 Rural IL CTE Project Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A First-of-its-Kind Report on the Status and Health of Rural Illinois Career & Technical Education Programming MACOMB, IL, AUGUST 2024 – The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) has recently completed a year-long...

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