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Bringing the World to Rural Students with Edtech
Allison Nys, Manager of Statewide and Strategic Partnerships, Discovery Education and Member of the Executive Board of the National Rural Education Association
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...
New Research Shows Crises Facing Rural Students, Looks Critically at Distribution of Resources (Why Rural Matters)
Why Rural Matters 2023 Highlights Need for National Discourse on All Aspects of Rural Education, including Poverty, Inequities, and Students’ Mental, Emotional, and Physical Well-Being CHATTANOOGA, TN – The Why Rural Matters 2023 report examines the needs and...
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...
Scaling Educational Products in Rural Communities: A Conversation with Allen Pratt
This article was originally published by the LEARN Network here. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately one in five public school students are enrolled in a school with a rural designation.1 Rural schools face unique challenges...
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
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
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...
South Panola High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Corps (AFJROTC) STEM Program Finds Success
South Panola High School STEM efforts have come a long way in a short amount of time. TSgt Rodney Williams, a retired Air Force Security Force Specialist and Lt Col Leonard Boothe, a retired Communications Officer, are now working as Air Force Junior Reserve Officer...
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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