Navigating Resources For Rural Schools
This site is designed for persons who are interested in educational changes taking place in rural America. The site provides access to recent data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as well as access to resources available through selected contractors and grantees of the U.S. Department of Education.
Pulling Together
A product of the National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories, this web site is a collection of research and development resources for educators who work in rural settings. The resources include Web sites, publications, training programs, model programs, and services. Each list of resources is preceded by an overview that outlines the topic and tells why it is important to educators in rural areas.
Affordable Access, Rural Online (AAROn)
Affordable Access, Rural Online (AAROn) is a resource for policymakers and others who want to help rural schools and communities overcome barriers to the National Information Infrastructure (NII).
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Rural Web page
The American Association of School Administrators' mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. They have an excellent selection of products, resources, and newsletters designed specifically for rural and small school administrators.
Center for Rural Affairs
The Center for Rural Affairs, a non-profit organization, has been serving and advocating for America's family farms and rural communities for over 26 years. The Center engages in research, education, advocacy, and service work to further this vision of rural America.
The AEL Rural Specialty
The Appalachia Regional Educational Laboratory (AEL) is one of the nation's 10 regional educational laboratories funded by the U.S. Department of Education. AEL's specialty is Rural Education, with a guiding focus of fostering the essential relationship between rural schools and their communities. A century of progress has caused divisions between many rural schools and their communities. Work of the Specialty tries to bring schools and communities closer together by providing research and scholarly publications.
At-Risk/Urban/Rural Connections on the Internet
Maintained by the Mid-Continent Regional Eduational Laboratory, this site provides a list of valuable resources for anyone working with children who are at risk and living in rural or urban areas.
Economic Research Service
The Economic Research Service, a service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides economic analysis on efficiency, efficacy, and equity issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development to improve public and private decisionmaking. The materials presented here provide policymakers and others with information to better understand the health of the overall rural economy, the conditions and trends affecting rural people, communities, businesses, and industries, and the implications of alternative public policies and programs on rural people and places.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and small schools
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (CRESS) provides a wealth of rural-related research publications and directories for American Indian and Alaska Native education, Mexican American education, migrant education, rural education and small schools.
National Rural Education Association (NREA)
The National Rural Education Association is an organization of rural school administrators, teachers, board members, regional service agency personnel, researchers, business and industry representatives and others interested in maintaining the vitality of rural school systems across the country.
Organizations Concerned About Rural Education (OCRE)
Organizations Concerned About Rural Education is a coalition of more than two dozen education, farm, rural, technology, and utility organizations.
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs.
Rural School and Community Trust (RSCT)
Founded as the Annenberg Rural Challenge in 1995, the Rural School and Community Trust is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to enlarging student learning and improving community life by strengthening relationships between rural schools and communities and engaging students in community-based public work. Through advocacy, research, and publications, the Rural Trust strives to create a more favorable policy environment for rural community perspectives on schooling, for student work with a public audience and use, and for more active community participation in schooling.
