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By Caitlin Howley

Education | Growth and Development
Stay or Go? The Quandary for Rural Youth
10/26/2009

brain drain pairDoes staying in a rural community mean young people must sacrifice economic and educational opportunity? A new study looks at an old dilemma.

Education | Politics and Government
Federal Formula Skews against Rural Schools
04/21/2009

Dillon obamaPresident Obama used the rural school district in Dillon, South Carolina, as an example of a place that could benefit from federal stimulus. He's right, but under current guidelines, rural school districts like Dillon are at a disadvantage.

Education | Racing For '08/Archive
Both Candidates Balk at Problems in Rural Schools
09/23/2008
schoolgirls scNeither presidential candidate thus far has stepped forward to address the big issues of rural schools: poverty, teacher training and retention, funding for English Language Learning, and local control.
Education | Growth and Development
Rural Education and the 'Bigger Picture'
06/11/2008
Educators may see one future: Go to college and leave home. Rural students often envision different ways to live.
Education
What's Rural About Being a Bully?
04/26/2008
There's lots of research about rural education, but just because a school or its students are in a rural community doesn't mean that place matters.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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