Education

The low pay-rate of rural teachers could keep the teacher compensation issue simmering in other rural states like Kentucky and Oklahoma.

A massive new study shows which districts are having a bigger impact on student performance. The results might surprise you.

Like rural America in general, libraries serving small communities tend to have lower broadband speeds, a new report says. These libraries help fill the technology gap, but they tend to have older computers and fewer of them than urban…

When the things that make you worry are also the things you love to do, perhaps a little gratitude is in order.

Thirty-five states have laws that encourage smaller rural schools to close and consolidate. The advantages of consolidation are questionable, but there’s no doubt about the harm. Shuttering schools hurts the well being of small communities.

Young people know more than you might think about contentious public policy debates, such as the one raging around immigration. A South Texas teacher helps her students express their hopes and fears in letters to an elected leader. As the…

When students lack internet access at home, new technology can hurt – rather than help – academic performance. A small Virginia school system found a way to use its own network to provide greater access for students in their homes.

In small towns, when there's a need, it's often up to the community to come up with a solution. Or, if you're Laura Espinoza, five solutions. Espinoza saw a lack of support for immigrant students and their parents in her Iowa town and…