Rural Schools and Districts
Several ESEA provisions address the unique challenges that rural schools and districts face.
Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements
Announcements
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Articles
How Are Rural School Districts Meeting the Teacher Quality Requirements of NCLB?
Author: Schwartzbeck, T.D., Price, C.D., Redfield, D., Morris, H., & Hammer, P.C.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators
Special Challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act for Rural Schools and Districts
Author: Jimerson, L.
Publisher: The Rural School and Community Trust
What Does a School Mean to a Community? Assessing the Social and Economic Benefits of Schools to Rural Villages in New York
Author: Lyson, T.A.
Publication Date: 2002, Winter
Why Rural Matters 2005
Author: Johnson, J., Strange, M.
Publication Date: 2005, May
Publisher: The Rural School and Community Trust
Useful Links
Navigating Resources for Rural Schools
Provides access to recent data, periodic studies, and tabulations prepared by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, as well as links to other sites concerned with rural education.
The Rural School and Community Trust’s NCLB Section
Provides research and news about how the No Child Left Behind Act is affecting rural education.
From WestEd.org
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