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Voices of Spoon River is a collaborative effort that celebrates the sense of place in small, rural communities located in western Illinois’ Spoon River Valley.
Date:
March 07, 2012
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Working with the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the Rural School and Community Trust provides support for rural schools in the form of scholarships and student-focused programs.
Date:
July 28, 2011
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Lydia Ducharme, the 2009 Rural School and Community Trust recipient of the Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and a senior at Hazen Union School in Hardwick, Vermont, will attend Boston College in Fall 2010.

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks has launched the
Rural Schools Partnership, a comprehensive effort to enhance rural education through alternative resource development, collaboration, and place-based education strategies. The Rural Trust is a partner in this program.
You are invited to share and learn at the eighth annual Rural Education Working Group meeting of rural activists from across the United States gathered at Kanuga Conference Center in the beautiful North Carolina mountains near Hendersonville, NC, April 19-21, 2009.
Date:
March 14, 2009
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The Rural School Innovation Network (RSIN) is a network of schools and school districts striving for excellence in challenging circumstances. The
Membership Brochure describes benefits of this program.
Date:
January 02, 2009
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In North Carolina, a committed community group is making a difference for young people and the whole community...
Date:
November 06, 2008
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Can the operating costs of small schools be reduced — not by making them big through consolidation — but by inter-local cooperation among small schools and districts? The Western Maine Educational Collaborative (WMEC) says so, and it’s proving it.
Date:
September 01, 2008
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Learn how local groups have engaged large numbers of citizens and organizations and partnered with schools to institute strong, in-school and out-of-school programs to ensure the success of every child.
Date:
May 29, 2008
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Read about Wakefield, Nebraska's Family Resource Center with multiple programs serving the community, including new immigrants into the school and the community.
Four state organizations and the Rural School and Community Trust are entering the third year of a partnership that is making a difference for rural kids in Mississippi, Nebraska, Vermont, and West Virginia.
Date:
June 01, 2004
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