Monday, November 13, 2006
Blogging About Rural Education
A couple from NPR Topics: Education.
Rural California Bank Supports Local College Students
A hometown bank in a rural California county awards a cash scholarship to high school graduates who attend the region's junior college. In the nearly 60 years since it started the program, Exchange Bank has awarded more than 100,000 scholarships so far.
School Shootings in Rural Settings
Violent crime is far less common in rural areas than in cities. Rural people are four times less likely to be victims of violent crime. Yet all three school shootings in the past week occurred in rural places.
One from Online Learning Update.
Rural Internet still rare - Jenni Glenn, Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette
By Ray
High-speed Internet signals travel over telephone lines or fiber-optic cable every day, linking Fort Wayne to the world. City residents can choose from among a range of broadband Internet services to keep them connected. But rural residents of northeast I...
And one from Mr. Rural ED .
Research on Teacher Recruitment, Hiring & Support
By michaellarnold
The Connecticut Center for School Change has released a report I did with Robert Reichardt on teacher recruitment, hiring and support. Although the report isn't specific to rural schools, it provides insight into strategies superintendents and principals can use to...
Tags: blog, blogging, blogs, AERA, small schools, rural, education
Rural California Bank Supports Local College Students
A hometown bank in a rural California county awards a cash scholarship to high school graduates who attend the region's junior college. In the nearly 60 years since it started the program, Exchange Bank has awarded more than 100,000 scholarships so far.
School Shootings in Rural Settings
Violent crime is far less common in rural areas than in cities. Rural people are four times less likely to be victims of violent crime. Yet all three school shootings in the past week occurred in rural places.
One from Online Learning Update.
Rural Internet still rare - Jenni Glenn, Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette
By Ray
High-speed Internet signals travel over telephone lines or fiber-optic cable every day, linking Fort Wayne to the world. City residents can choose from among a range of broadband Internet services to keep them connected. But rural residents of northeast I...
And one from Mr. Rural ED .
Research on Teacher Recruitment, Hiring & Support
By michaellarnold
The Connecticut Center for School Change has released a report I did with Robert Reichardt on teacher recruitment, hiring and support. Although the report isn't specific to rural schools, it provides insight into strategies superintendents and principals can use to...
Tags: blog, blogging, blogs, AERA, small schools, rural, education
