Filtered Rural Teacher Corps

One-Year Update on 2023-24 Catalyst Initiative Grant

November 7, 2024

One year since receiving their planning grants, what have RSC’s partners done to create and enhance efforts to prepare rural teachers?

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Driftless Region, Illinois, Indiana & Great Lakes, New England, Southeast, Rural Teacher Corps

Supporting Rural Teachers in Greater Dubuque

August 12, 2024

Recently, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque hosted their annual Rural Teacher Summit.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Iowa, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Rural Teacher Corps, Gratitude

Appalachian Future Educator Pioneers Place-Based Literacy Research

August 6, 2024

Gwen, a rising sophomore at Morehead State University, is researching how to make language arts curriculum relevant to home.

Regional Hubs, Appalachia, Place-Based Education, Rural Teacher Corps

2024 Rural Schools Collaborative Regional Hub Summit

June 24, 2024

On June 12th, partners from across the RSC network convened in Indianapolis for a day of conversation, relationship building, and collaboration.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Rural Teacher Corps

A Light To and From the Mountains: Appalachian Future Educators Learn and Lead at Morehead State University

June 3, 2024

RSC’s Appalachian Hub Partner Morehead State University’s student-led Appalachian Future Educators offers an inspiring model for Rural Teacher Corps everywhere.

Regional Hubs, Appalachia, Place-Based Education, Rural Teacher Corps, Rural Resilience

Integrating Rural Teacher Corps and Grow-Your-Own Models: The 2024 Rural Teacher Corps Forum

May 6, 2024

This year’s Rural Teacher Corps Forum Webinar explored the intersection of dedicated rural teacher preparation programs, or Rural Teacher Corps, with regional efforts to build diverse Grow-Your-Own teacher pathway programs.

Power of Partnerships, Place-Based Education, Rural Teacher Corps

Group of Ozarks Teacher Corps participants.

Ozarks Teacher Corps: Rural Place-based Learning in Missouri

April 15, 2024

We joined Teton Science Schools, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, and several RSC Grants in Place veteran teachers at a collaborative, rural teacher corps training in the Missouri Ozarks Hub. The future is bright for these aspiring rural educators!

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Missouri Ozarks, Place-Based Education, Rural Teacher Corps

Group of students from Monmouth College in winter gear standing in a semi-circle with snow covered trees behind them.

TARTANS Take to Training in the Tetons

April 8, 2024

A unique trip brought together two RSC hub partners for intentional learning, memorable experiences, and crucial relationship building in the beautiful snow-covered Teton Mountains.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Illinois, Northern Rockies, Place-Based Education, Rural Teacher Corps, Gratitude

Sophia Elswick, Music Teacher at Stark County High School.

Sophia Elswick - Toulon, IL

March 28, 2024

A music teacher at Stark County High School in rural Illinois, shares her story about finding community and herself while teaching in rural communities.

Power of Partnerships, Rural Teacher Corps, Teacher Profile, 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

Western Illinois University’s new Seymour Center for Rural Education Unveiled

October 31, 2023

The ribbon cutting ceremony marked an expansion of the Great River Teacher Corps program on Future Teacher Day.

Power of Partnerships, Illinois, Local Philanthropy, Rural Teacher Corps

Large group photo of all Illinois Teacher Pathway participants.

IL: Collaboration Strengthens Local Teacher Pathways

October 22, 2023

RSC partners with Illinois ROE#33 and Galesburg Community Foundation to convene stakeholders to align and strengthen local teacher pathways.

Power of Partnerships, Illinois, Local Philanthropy, Rural Teacher Corps