Rural Communities Resources
Resources for educational leaders in rural communities.
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July 23, 2024
Redefining Classrooms: Concord’s Journey to Personalized Learning and Team-Based TeachingType:Article Topics: District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesSuperintendent of Concord Community Schools, shares the district's journey toward personalized learning and team-based teaching, aimed at boosting academic success, student well-being, and teacher retention. -
March 01, 2023
Spreading Seeds for Rural LearningType:Member Spotlight Topics: Rural CommunitiesThe Roscoe, Texas, education leader spreads seeds statewide for dynamic rural learning. -
January 18, 2024
PEP Talk Episode 26: Secure Rural Schools ProgramType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesOn this episode of PEP Talk, producer Kat Sturdevant and policy analyst Tara Thomas continue their conversation on rural schools, but this time with a focus on the Secure Rural Schools Program. Tara Thomas interviews Jaime Green, superintendent of Trinity Alps Unified School District in Weaverville, CA who is a passionate advocate for the program. -
November 16, 2023
PEP Talk Episode 25: Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Survey ReportType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesOn this special episode of PEP Talk, producer Kat Sturdevant interviews AASA policy analyst Tara Thomas all about rural schools and the findings in the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Survey Report released on November 15, 2023. -
November 14, 2023
Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Survey ReportType:Report Topics: Finance & Budgets, Rural CommunitiesTechnology, devices and software, professional development for teachers and staff, and greater staff compensation account for common investments by rural districts through the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), according to a recent AASA survey. -
March 31, 2023
Opportunities Through Future-Focused CurriculumType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Rural CommunitiesEighth in a series about AASA demonstration districts spotlights the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District in upstate New York. -
January 01, 2023
Establishing Community Partnerships to Support the School to Workforce Pipeline in Rural School DistrictsType:Report Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Rural CommunitiesStrategies for rural districts looking to partner with community organizations to support the school to workforce pipeline. Includes a discussion guide. -
December 01, 2022
The Vital Connections of Small Towns to Their SchoolsType:Article Topics: District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesConverting education from a public good into a private commodity threatens the promise of public schooling. -
July 01, 2022
Rural Labor Market AnalysisType:Report Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Rural CommunitiesHow the changes in technological, economic and demographic shifts at the national level impact college and career readiness within the context of rural schools. -
June 01, 2022
Championing DEI Is Worth the Personal CostType:Article Topics: Equity, Rural CommunitiesA superintendent weathers criticism for attending to diversity, equity and inclusion in his school community. -
June 01, 2022
Connecting With Colleagues via Trivia, Playlists and Drop-insType:Article Topics: District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesIn a rural state, you do whatever it takes to connect with fellow superintendents. -
May 01, 2022
Defining a Better Future in the Navajo WayType:Article Topics: Equity, Leadership Development, Rural CommunitiesThe superintendent in Chinle, Ariz., defines better futures the Navajo way. -
March 23, 2022
COVID Impact on Rural SchoolsType:Webinar Recording Topics: District & School Operations, Health & Wellness, Rural CommunitiesA discussion of the impact the pandemic has had on rural and small schools -
February 24, 2022
Design and Pitch Challenges in STEM: Merging Entrepreneurship and Mathematics LearningType:Webinar Recording Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Rural CommunitiesMeet the superintendents leading the way in implementing Design & Pitch in their schools -
February 01, 2022
What I’m Learning About the Personal and the PracticalType:Article Topics: Leadership Development, Rural CommunitiesA retired educator’s high-minded thoughts about assuming an interim superintendency. -
January 01, 2022
Developing Homegrown TalentType:Article Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Rural CommunitiesEight rural school districts are using career-connected learning to contribute to the local communities’ workforce -
January 01, 2022
Distinct Approaches to Building Hometown TalentType:Article Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Rural CommunitiesA glimpse into three Hometown Talent Initiative communities as they built programs, opportunities and relationships based on the unique strengths, needs and assets of their respective area. -
September 01, 2021
Contributing My Rural Voice From the FieldType:Article Topics: Leadership Development, Rural CommunitiesAn Arizona superintendent’s take on her unique experience as a yearlong U.S. Department of Education fellow. -
October 01, 2018
Rural Education MattersType:Article Topics: Rural CommunitiesI GREW UP in a small town of about 1,200 in southeast Missouri. The community was founded in the East Swamp in 1900 as a logging town, and for decades logging the cypress timber from the swamp was the economic driver of the town. -
October 01, 2018
My Hometown's 'New Road' Leads Through a Google AppType:Article Topics: Rural CommunitiesI came to Owsley County in eastern Kentucky as a 2nd grader in the early ’70s. I grew up across the road from the high school and just up the hill from the elementary school.
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