Thursday, April 13, 2006
Blogging in Rural Education
The Broad Prize for Urban Education
By michaellarnold
The Broad Foundation has announced that five urban school districts are finalists for the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education, an annual $1 million prize given to urban school districts that have made the greatest increases in student achievement. The...
A Big Eastern Syndicate
By michaellarnold
It was Lucy Van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas who spilled the beans that Christmas was actually run a big eastern syndicate. It's starting to look like rural education is too. A case in point is the upcoming revision...
Rural School Grant Writing Myths
By michaellarnold
The Top 5 Grant Writing Myths from Education Strategy Group's Grant Writing for Rural Schools and Communities Workshop 1. Rural schools can't get grants. Lots of rural schools get grants and there are some grants that are specifically for rural...
NCES Locale Code Revision
By michaellarnold
The National Center for Education Statistics has released its revised 8-category locale code classification system. The new system incorporates changes in the Office of Management and Budget’s definition of “rural” that were adopted for the 2000 Decennial Census. At first...
Immigration Issues in Rural America
By michaellarnold
Immigration has been a hot issue in the news. Denver Post columnist Ed Quillen offers a perspective from rural Colorado. Among the issues, are language and cultural differences and the effects these new immigrants have on the local schools and...
High Speed Internet Access
By michaellarnold
High speed internet access is no longer a luxury for rural communities wanting to participate in the knowledge economy. Voters in Timnath, Colorado have voted to offer free wireless internet to all 223 residents. A farming community between Ft. Collins...
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