W. Va. Teachers Win a Raise, But Rural Teachers Still Underpaid
The low pay-rate of rural teachers could keep the teacher compensation issue simmering in other rural states like Kentucky and Oklahoma.
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Dynamic Delta Leaders: Education Is the Key
The Mississippi Delta is often labeled as a region with "the highest rates of everything bad and lowest of everything good." But young leaders who are returning home to the Delta -- or relocating from beyond the region -- have a different…
How Much Are Students Improving in Your School District?
A massive new study shows which districts are having a bigger impact on student performance. The results might surprise you.
Funding and Staff Shortages Keep Rural Libraries Focused on the Basics
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…
Giving Thanks for the Blessing of Stress
When the things that make you worry are also the things you love to do, perhaps a little gratitude is in order.
Close a Rural School, Hurt a Rural Community
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.
‘You’re Not Too Young to Learn How Your Country Works’
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…
New E-Rate Policy Helps School Bridge the ‘Homework Gap’
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.
A One-Woman Education Start-Up Machine in Small-Town Iowa
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…
Policy Pennings: After First 100 Days, What’s Ahead for Ag and Rural in the Next 1,350?
Trade wars, big budget cuts, and a possible deficit from tax reform don’t bode well for U.S. agriculture. Here’s what to watch for in agriculture policy as the Trump administration settles down to work after its first 100 days in office.