Browsing Tag
Rural
30 posts
Diversifying rural teachers
Tribal communities, like many rural ones, often have difficulty finding qualified teachers who also share the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the students they serve.
Can virtual welding help solve the density challenge?
How Finger Lakes Community College is using virtual classes and in-person coaches to take college to more students.
Refugees & rural higher ed
In Vermont, a rural college is resettling displaced Afghans — and they, in turn, are giving the community a boost.
When colleges are abortion providers and firefighters
How community colleges are playing big roles in changing times.
Rural higher ed gets organized
Dozens of rural educators and researchers are co-designing a Rural Education Community of Practice, focused on improving postsecondary enrollment and success of rural students.
Geography no barrier as rural Colorado colleges expand online offerings
The state's seven rural community colleges will share programs and services to provide students a wider set of educational opportunities, no matter where they live.
The new advisers: bus drivers, coaches, and cafeteria workers
To help with counselor shortages, one nonprofit trained more than 2,500 college and career readiness advisers among a range of educators and school workers.
Lessons learned in covering rural education
Rural America is more diverse than it's often portrayed. Transportation's a significant barrier. And what students need isn't always obvious.
Despite pandemic promises of internet for all, many rural students remain disconnected
There are hidden barriers, like hotspots that don't work as advertised, and not so hidden ones, like faulty government maps.
Advising makes a difference in rural Colorado
Fowler, a tiny Colorado town, has established a record of surprisingly high college attendance rates from its lone 110-person high school.