Our Stories

The Rural Schools Collaborative is committed to changing the rural narrative.

GRAD Partnership Rural School Spotlight: Thomaston, AL

March 7, 2024

Through their dedicated efforts, the School Resource Team at AL Johnson exemplifies effective student support, creating positive impacts on students and the school community, in rural Alabama.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Alabama & the Black Belt, GRAD Partnership

Lanie Christianson and Matthew Eastman - University of Maine

February 28, 2024

Finding a passion for teaching when Maine needs them most.

Regional Hubs, New England, Teacher Profile

GRAD Partnership Intermediary Spotlight: North State Together

February 16, 2024

North State Together, one of Rural Schools Collaborative’s far Northern California hub leads, was recently named a national intermediary spotlight for the GRAD Partnership for Student Success.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Northern California, GRAD Partnership

Investing in Engagement: Exploring Community Development in Rural Arkansas

February 9, 2024

RSC Arkansas Delta partners Rural Community Alliance support community-led education projects to advance career readiness and develop local assets.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Arkansas Delta, Place-Based Education, Rural Resilience

Cultivating Connections: Innovative Place-Based Learning Transforms Perry Central

February 6, 2024

An agriculture teacher cooking up community involvement, place-based education and student pride all through investing in their rural school’s kitchen.

Place-Based Education, Rural Resilience

Arkansas Teacher Corps: Professional Development in Action

January 26, 2024

RSC recently joined our partners at Arkansas Teacher Corps for an All Corps Saturday, where teaching fellows from across the state come together for professional development and community building.

Regional Hubs, Arkansas Delta, Rural Teacher Corps, Rural Resilience

Innovative Place-based Education Projects lead by ROOTed in Place & National Signature Project Award Recipients

January 23, 2024

Our National Signature Project Awardees and ROOTed in Place grantees shared updates from their place-based education project.

Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy

Creating a ‘Grow Your Own’ Consortium in Rural Wisconsin

January 22, 2024

A local principal has activated an organic Grow Your Own educator preparation pipeline consortium that aims to recruit and prepare individuals, starting from high school students all the way through career changers, to work as educators in their local communities.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Driftless Region, Rural Resilience

Reflections on I Am A Rural Teacher

January 17, 2024

Rural Schools Collaborative looks back on seven years of sharing the stories of rural teachers via the I Am A Rural Teacher project, in their own words.

Place-Based Education, Teacher Profile, Gratitude

Cole Carter - Junction, IL

January 9, 2024

Why young people return home to teach rural

Illinois, Teacher Profile