WASHINGTON, April 13, 2017 -- Rural Americans are becoming increasingly well educated, but they still trail urban residents in educational achievements by a distinct margin. That’s according to the ...

This story was originally published by the Conversation. Much has been written about the potential consequences of getting rid of the Department of Education, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

The plight of inner-city schools has long garnered attention among education reformers. But rural schools, and the large chunk of the nation’s students who attend them, face challenges every bit as ...

In the months between the November election and the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, it has become clear to many that something is happening in this country that the media and pollsters ...

Growing up in a rural farming community, Dr. Jodie Winship understood that education was important but, for many, not possible due to poverty, commitments to family farming businesses and a host of ...

Lawrence County, Tennessee, where its three high schools recently joined a college access effort that is closing the rural-nonrural education gap. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report The ...

The greatest challenge in rural education is the utter disregard for place. State and national governments pursue economic growth at the cost of communities, and such disregard is reflected in the way ...

Reinvigorating STEM education in rural America—where emerging manufacturing and energy jobs increasingly require an understanding of science and technology. Back in 2012, with unemployment still ...

Welcome back to The Ear, Spectator’s podcast dedicated to documenting, excavating, and investigating Columbia’s past and present. In this week’s episode, reporter Natalie Goldberg investigates ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s rural education stakeholders are invited to a conference to address their unique challenges and opportunities. “I’m a product of rural education in my school ...

Standing before a crowd on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus Thursday, fourth-year medical student Allie Daro ...