Preparing for Rural Teaching with Community Walks
This is the second blog in our Rural Teaching Preparation series in which we have conversations on preparing and supporting rural teachers. In our first [...]
From Research to Reader-Ready Communication: Supporting CCRE During a Critical Funding Moment
During our multi-year relationship with the Colorado Center for Rural Education (or CCRE), Marzano Research has shared findings from our work studying the relationship between rural teacher [...]
Closing the Teacher Pay Gap: South Dakota Taking Steps to Retain Educators
Closing the Teacher Pay Gap It’s no secret that the U.S. is facing a teacher shortage. There are numerous reasons for this shortage, but a [...]
Recruiting and Retaining Rural Teachers: The Colorado Center for Rural Education’s Rural Teacher Stipend Program
Teacher shortages are increasingly impacting districts across the United States. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this worrisome trend. Moreover, teacher shortages disproportionately impact [...]
Ensuring Future Student Success: Defining and Assessing 21st Century Skills
School districts around the country share the goal of preparing their students to succeed in the future, regardless of where these students’ individual [...]
Rural schools are already the hub: How a community schools approach can capitalize on this strength
The rural schools that I’ve visited across the country are each unique—from Newhalen, Alaska, where as a visiting researcher I flew in on a bush [...]