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Rural Policy Matters: November 2012

Rural Policy Matters: November 2012The November 2012 issue of Rural Policy Matters includes stories that feature innovations in rural schools; an overview of the outcomes of state ballot initiatives related to education; Part 3 of “The Rules We Play By”; School Discipline News; Rural School Funding News, a graph, and more.
Date: November 28, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: October 2012

Rural Policy Matters: October 2012The October 2012 issue of Rural Policy Matters includes stories that feature innovations in rural schools; a youth-led poverty reduction program that's improving economic prospects in its community; an overview of state ballot initiatives related to education; Part 2 of "The Rules We Play By"; School Discipline News; Rural School Funding News; a graph; and more.
Date: October 29, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: September 2012

Rural Policy Matters: September 2012The September 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes the stories: Teachers Interpret International Travel; STEM STAR Offers Successful Rural Technology Model; Arizona Must Expand ELL Services; Charter Challenges; School Discipline News: Rural School Funding News, a graph, and more.
Date: September 27, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: August 2012

Rural Policy Matters: July 2012The August 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes a story about the travels of the Rural Trust Global Fellows; The Rules We Play By; Budget Sequestration: Tough Times Ahead? Race To The Top-Districts Competition and Rural Schools; Discipline News; Rural School Funding News; a graph; and more.
Date: August 28, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: July 2012

Rural Policy Matters: July 2012The July 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes stories about the travels of the Rural Trust Global Fellows; i3 Development grants; Impact of Charter School Funding on Small Districts, Discipline News, Rural School Funding News, a graph, and more.
Date: July 27, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: June 2012

Rural Policy Matters: June 2012The June 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes stories about changes to state charter school laws; updates from Global Fellows; new emphases on place in federal programs; possible action on Highly Qualified Teacher rules; Michigan advising districts to address zero-tolerance discipline policies; Rural School Funding News, a graph, and more.
Date: June 26, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: May 2012

Rural Policy Matters: May 2012The May 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters features stories on Place-Based Learning Events in Missouri and Vermont; youth-led poverty reduction work in Louisiana; new school discipline legislation in Colorado; school finance news from South Carolina and Iowa; and more.


Rural Policy Matters: April 2012

Rural Policy Matters: April 2012The April 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters features stories on the new class of Rural Trust Global Teacher Fellows, on a place-based arts program in Missouri, school finance news updates from Montana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and more.


Rural Policy Matters: March 2012

Rural Policy Matters: March 2012The March 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters features reminders about upcoming Investing in Innovation Development Grant deadlines, stories on an important policy victory in Arkansas and foundation-building in that state; coverage of the Southern Regional School-to-Prison Pipeline ActionCamp; Rural School Funding news; and more.
Date: March 30, 2012
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Rural Policy Matters: January 2012

Rural Policy Matters: January 2012The January 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters announces the resignation of long-time Policy Director, Marty Strange; covers the release of Why Rural Matters 2011–12; provides an update on proposed rural post office closures and what one statewide group is doing in response; Rural School Funding News; and more.
Date: January 27, 2012
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Why Rural Matters 2011-12: Statistical Indicators of the Condition of Rural Education in the 50 States

WhyRural Matters 2011-12Why Rural Matters 2011–12 is the sixth in a series of biennial reports analyzing the contexts and conditions of rural education in each of the 50 states and calling attention to the need for policymakers to address rural education issues in their respective states.


Why Rural Matters 2011-12 Press Release

Nearly one in four American children attend rural schools and enrollment is growing at a faster rate in rural school districts than in all other places combined, according to Why Rural Matters 2011–12, a biennial report by the Rural School and Community Trust.


Rural Policy Matters: December 2011

Rural Policy Matters: December 2011The December 2011 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes a story about Montana’s decision to decline NCLB waivers; research that finds many Title I schools receive less state and local funding than other schools; new guidance for schools on voluntary efforts to achieve diversity; an update on the All Children are Equal Act and the Formula Fairness Campaign; Rural School Funding News; and more.
Date: December 30, 2011
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Rural Policy Matters: November 2011

Rural Policy Matters: November 2011The November 2011 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes a call to urge Congressional Representatives to support the ACE Act to end discrimination in Title I funding; a rural school with an interesting technology initiative; an important court decision in Alabama; a report on urban school closures that touches rural themes; Center for Midwestern Initiatives blog, Rural School Funding News; and more.
Date: November 30, 2011
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Rural Policy Matters: October 2011

Rural Policy Matters: October 2011The October 2011 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes stories about the recipients of the 2011 Global Teacher Fellowships; Analysis of i3 proposals that almost received funding; Likely impact of new i3 guidelines; School requirements of Alabama’s immigration law suspended; Niswonger Webinar report; Formula Fairness Campaign update; School discipline policy; Rural School Funding News; and more.
Date: October 27, 2011
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