On our blog we share updates about the NREA as well as stories and opinion editorials from our partners and advocates.
NREA Names David M. Ardrey as Interim Executive Director Effective October 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 1, 2024execdir@nrea.net Chattanooga, TN – The Executive Committee of the National Rural Education Association (NREA) has announced the appointment of David M. Ardrey as the Interim Executive Director of the NREA. Mr. Ardrey is currently...
CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS: Critical Theory in Rural Education: Power, Place, and Justice
Edited by: Erin McHenry-Sorber, West Virginia University Sara L. Hartman, Ohio University Manuscript proposals are currently being solicited for the next book of the Rural Education and Social Justice Series (Routledge). We are seeking proposals that describe...
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 Savannah,...
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 research...
CoSN August Updates
CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel SeriesThe EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel monthly broadcast series, co-hosted by CoSN, AASA and edWeb.net and sponsored by ClassLink, begins Season #7 on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time,...
CoSN July Updates
Data Privacy SurveyAssuring that school districts are equipped to deal with the multiple, ever-changing, challenges involved in protecting data privacy, while also following legal requirements and community expectations is a high priority for CoSN. In order to ensure...
Congratulations to the 2024-25 National Signature Project Award Recipients!
Each year, the National Rural Education Association (NREA) and Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) accept applications for the National Signature Project Award (NSPA), a $2,500 grant awarded to an outstanding and innovative classroom project that exemplifies the very...
Grant Writing Toolkit for EPA Community Change Grants
The Center for Green Schools, The Collaborative for High Performance Schools, The Association of School Business Officials, and the National Rural Education Association are working together to create grant writing tools and provide direct coaching for school districts...
Want to submit to the NREA Blog?
Contact us to see if your content is a fit.