Our Stories
The Rural Schools Collaborative is committed to changing the rural narrative.
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
Making Summer Learning Fun in Eastern North Carolina
January 5, 2024
A partnership between East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, and local partners is growing fun and educational summer programming in rural North Carolina.
Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Southeast, Place-Based Education, Rural Resilience
ROOTed in Place Project Spotlight: Place & Community Based Learning in Spring Grove, MN
January 5, 2024
Through state park adventures, farm partnerships and play & documentary initiatives Assistant Superintendent, Gina Morken, is creating a holistic approach that integrates academic learning, community engagement, and a celebration of rural identity.
Driftless Region, Place-Based Education
Proudly Announcing the 2024 Grants in Place Fellows!
December 1, 2023
Congratulations to these outstanding rural educators!
Regional Hubs, Place-Based Education
Teacher Profile: Kim McCully-Mobley - Aurora, MO
November 28, 2023
The Impact of Place-Based Learning in Rural Communities
Missouri Ozarks, Teacher Profile, Podcast
GRAD Partnership Rural School Spotlight: Reform, AL
November 21, 2023
The RSC Team visits with the incredible staff and students of Pickens County High School in Reform, Alabama.
Alabama & the Black Belt, GRAD Partnership
GRAD Partnership Rural School Spotlight: Redding, CA
November 21, 2023
The RSC GRAD Partnership team had an amazing tour of the Redding School of the Arts and learned more about their Early College High School expansion plans.
Northern California, GRAD Partnership
A Note on Gratitude: Henry Whitehead
November 20, 2023
Through the help of a college professor and mentor, RSC Program Manager, Henry Whitehead, got started on his career in education.
Gratitude
North Dakota Spotlight: Closing the Digital Skill Gap and Expanding Access
November 13, 2023
The partnership between North Dakota Small Organized Schools and Be More Colorful has transformed North Dakota’s career exploration for students through the power of virtual reality.