NREA Blog

On our blog we share updates about the NREA as well as stories and opinion editorials from our partners and advocates.

Welcoming New 2023 NREA Board Members

Welcoming New 2023 NREA Board Members

The National Rural Education Association is excited to welcome the following outstanding rural advocates to our Executive Committee. Rural Research Center Rep: Dr. Amy Price Azano Amy Price Azano is a professor of rural education and adolescent literacy in the School...

Mentoring Program at Virginia Tech

Mentoring Program at Virginia Tech

Submitted by Amy Price AzanoDirector, Center for Rural Education This past October, two centers at Virginia Tech–the Center for Rural Education and the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies–kicked off a mentoring program on Virginia Tech’s campus. The...

From REC Foundation: Interview with a Rural STEM Teacher from Oregon

From REC Foundation: Interview with a Rural STEM Teacher from Oregon

Laurie Ross teaches English to 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students at Lost River Junior/Senior High School in the small town Merrill, Oregon, population 830. In addition to English, Laurie also serves as the high school robotics instructor at Lost River. This year, her...

How to Destroy Public Education and Rural Communities at the Same Time

How to Destroy Public Education and Rural Communities at the Same Time

by Dr. Arnold Hillman Generally, I am not a doom sayer. I have a long fuse when it comes to particular actions of both state legislatures and the federal government. Since I am now an old fogie, I have seen many things come and go. It is rare to see things that seem...

Join Us for the 2023 National Forum to Advance Rural Education

Join Us for the 2023 National Forum to Advance Rural Education

The National Forum to Advance Rural Education (NFARE) is one of the country’s leading rural education conferences. The event is designed to create an environment for collaboration and innovation with a diverse community that includes national experts, K–12 and higher...

Broadband Connectivity is Key to Successful Learning

Broadband Connectivity is Key to Successful Learning

The last two and a half years have made it clearer than ever that broadband connectivity is key to successful learning, whether learning takes place in the classroom, in the community, or at home.

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