Our Stories
The Rural Schools Collaborative is committed to changing the rural narrative.
National Signature Project Award: Now Accepting Applications!
March 13, 2024
2024-25 applications are due by May 5, 2024.
Power of Partnerships, Place-Based Education
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
Jayla Gellington - Moundville, AL
March 5, 2024
Bringing real-world learning into the classroom.
Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Alabama & the Black Belt, Teacher Profile, Rural Resilience
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