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The Rural Imperative
Education and the economy are inextricably linked and improving both is the rural imperative — a critical challenge facing our nation. Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a challenge...
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SIG Grant Invested in Teachers, Technology at Rural Turnaround High School
Teachers and administrators in the rural village of DePue, Ill—more than 100 miles southwest of Chicago—are connecting with their colleagues and students in new and exciting ways as they lead the...
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Inspiration Overcomes Anxiety for Future Teachers in Rural Illinois
Why teach? “This may sound like a hippie answer, but I want to change the world,” said future teacher Joelle Schulda, when asked what drew her to education. “If I can reach just one child—who...
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ED and USDA Promote the Value in Rural Partnerships
Land-grant university Cooperative Extension Services can be valuable partners for rural schools, particularly in distant and remote areas where other partnerships are hard to come by. During a recent...
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White House Rural Roundtable Meeting in Tennessee
A healthy American economy depends on a prosperous rural America. Which is why President Obama created the White House Rural Council to build upon the administration’s robust economic strategy for...
View ArticleJoin ED’s John White for #EDRuralChat
The U.S. Department of Education’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach, John White, will host the agency’s first Twitter Rural Forum at #EDRuralChat on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 3-3:30 p.m. EDT....
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FFA at White House Rural Economic Forum
“I was an FFA member back in the day” … “Some of my greatest memories are as a student in a rural setting” … “We believe in the future of agriculture and in students like you. Comments like these were...
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Rural Recruits: College and Careers Available
Even in a remote rural community like Altus, Okla., there are clear connections between education and the economy. Captain Javier Orama During a recent visit to the Air Education and Training Command...
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Rural Educator Bringing Change
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. In 2005 when I first began working with the Alamance-Burlington School System in North Carolina to start a college access and career awareness program, “What’s...
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How Are You Increasing Opportunities in Rural Schools?
President Obama’s FY2013 budget request includes a discretionary funding increase of $1.7 billion for education, maintains critical formula funding that many rural schools depend on, and proposes new...
View Article#RuralED Chat Addresses Partnerships and Community Resources
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White joined W.K. Kellogg Foundation CEO Sterling Speirn recently in a discussion on Twitter about using partnerships and other resources to address...
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White House Rural Council’s Health IT Initiative Helps Community Colleges...
By John White, Judy Murphy, and Thomas Morris With a major workforce transition underway in many rural hospitals and health clinics, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of...
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