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H. Hampson's List: Rural Education
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Oct 04, 09
The Rural Schools Partnership is an effort
to strengthen small schools through a
three-tiered approach:
Develop alternative resources
Collaboration
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Oct 04, 09
Ontario's new rural school program will help keep schools across the province open and adequately staffed — strengthening communities and improving success for students, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said today.
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Oct 04, 09
The newly formed P.E.I. Rural Alliance packed 300 people into the local hall of the North Shore community of Covehead Tuesday to show their support for small rural schools.
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Oct 04, 09
Rural school advocates will get the ear of Ontario's education minister next week in their fight to keep small schools open.
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Oct 03, 09
Below are the registration materials for our 2009 Rural Schools Association Conference to be held at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, New York, July 12 - 14, 2009. We have a wonderful program built around the theme: “Leading Through Declining Resources Into Creative Renewal”
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Oct 03, 09
URSA is an educational association representing the schools located in rural Utah. The association represents most all of the rural elementary and secondary schools in the state.
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Oct 03, 09
The National Rural Education Association (NREA) is the oldest established national organization of its kind in the United States. Formerly known as the REA, the Association traces its origins back to 1907 when it was originally founded as the Department of Rural Education.
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Oct 03, 09
The Center for Rural Education and Small Schools was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents and established as a part of the College of Education at Kansas State University in 1978.
The center focuses its efforts upon the improvement of the education of the children and youth of the rural and small schools of Kansas and the regional area served by Kansas State University. -
Oct 03, 09
The value of collaboration between and among individual professionals is well understood, and practically a given in most school cultures. Michael Fullan, Linda Kaser, Judy Halbert and others have now begun to document the power of collaboration or networking among schools and school districts.
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Oct 03, 09
using webcams and laptops for real-time video consultation between expert literacy coaches at the University of North Carolina and rural classroom teachers working with individual children. These state-of-the-art tools are particularly useful for districts located far from university or other expert resources.
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Oct 03, 09
The Rural School Innovation Network (RSIN) is a mutual-aid network for sharing innovations that improve rural education, especially in the poorest rural communities in the United States. As an alliance of rural education and community advocates, the RSIN works to connect schools with their communities to improve the outcomes for school-aged children and young adults. Benefits include free access to Rural Trust webinars, case studies, and more.
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Oct 03, 09
Why Rural Matters 2007 is the fourth in a series of biennial reports analyzing the importance of rural education in each of the 50 states and calling attention to the urgency with which policymakers in each state should address rural education issues.
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Oct 03, 09
# "Finding Identity through Pride in Community and Culture"
# "A Cultural Collage in the Classroom: Get in Because you Fit In"
# "Invested Teachers: The Life Source of the Rural Community"
# "Piecing Our Stories: Writing A Community Quilt"
# "Dirt Roads and Super Highways: Technology Resources for Rural Arkansas"
# "Rural Schools Can Race to the Top: Making Ourselves Eligible for Special Stimulus Funds." -
Oct 03, 09
The Rural Education Network is an electronic learning community composed of educators, trustees, parents and community members who have an interest in the future of British Columbia’s rural schools. Its aim is to provide a forum for ongoing dialogue, inquiry and learning for rural educators and those who support their efforts.
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