Rural Schools and Districts

Several NCLB provisions address the unique challenges that rural schools and districts face.

Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements

Announcements

Secretary of Education Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding flexibility for rural schools in meeting the highly qualified teacher provision of NCLB (March 2004)

Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp

Articles

Challenges and Opportunities of NCLB for Small, Rural, and Isolated Schools
Publication Date: 2003, June
Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

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.