Rural Policy Matters Issue Index


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: February 2012

Rural Policy Matters: February 2012The February 2012 edition of Rural Policy Matters features a story on the rural Leonore Annenberg Scholarship Fund recipients; Rural Trust Executive Director Doris Terry Williams appointed to working group on dropout prevention and recovery; ACE Act to be considered as an amendment on February 28; Consolidation and charter laws make conflicting claims; Rural School Funding news; and more.
Date: February 23, 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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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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Rural Policy Matters: September 2011

Rural Policy Matters: September 2011The September 2011 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes stories about place-based learning in high-poverty schools; new policy pressures on Alabama teachers; a new sponsor for legislation to bring fairness to the Title I formulas; school discipline; poverty in the U.S.; charter school legislation; Rural School Funding News; and more.
Date: September 28, 2011
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