For years, the funding formula for schools has been based off of this dynamic so we shouldn't be shocked as to why inner city, urban and
rural school Districts struggle with making sure that children in America outside the bubble of privilege receive adequate educational resources.
Not exact matches
More than half of public
school districts in the United States are in
rural communities where millions of students
struggle with poverty and hunger.
are
struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income
schools; in
rural, suburban, and urban
districts; in magnet, regular,
district, charter, parochial, and independent
schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and everywhere in between.»
Teacher recruitment and certification in
rural communities is a
struggle for
school and
district leaders, as well.
are
struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income
schools; in
rural, suburban, and urban
districts; in magnet, regular,
district, charter, parochial, and independent
schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and...
South Carolina has hired Edison
Schools Inc. to try to improve student achievement in the
struggling Allendale County
school system, a poor
rural district entering its fifth
school year under state control.
Federal (ESEA) Programs for
Schools &
Districts Title Programs Title I, A Programs and services for
struggling learners Title I, C Migrant Education Title I, D Institutional Education Title I, G Advanced Placement Title II, A Teacher & Principal Quality Title III English Learners & Immigrant Students — Language Instruction Title IV, A Student Support & Academic Enrichment Title IV, B 21st Century Community Learning Centers Title VI
Rural Education Achievement Program Title VII Indian, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native Education Title X Homeless Education (McKinney - Vento Education for Homeless Children & Youth Program)
Providing a rigorous pre-college curriculum has long been a
struggle in many of the more than 7,100 U.S.
rural school districts, where a lack of teachers, dwindling enrollment numbers and tight budgets make it difficult to offer electives, foreign languages and even basic classes that are a given in many suburban and urban
schools.
The unique
struggles facing these
rural students is apparent in Idaho, where 88 percent of
school districts are located in
rural areas and only 52 percent of high
school seniors go on to postsecondary education.
The fact that governments (including
school districts) are major employers, especially in
rural areas, along with the
struggle reformers often have in explaining the nuances of teacher pay (and moving away from over-simplification that lead to Matt Damon moments) should also help the NEA's and AFT's cause.
The state's indifference to the plight of
struggling districts contributed to the rupture between former state
schools Superintendent John Barge and Deal, prompting Barge's infamous letter to the Legislature in which he wrote, «It is a travesty and a shame what our state is doing to our
rural and most needy
school districts.