The phrase
"rural students" refers to students who live in areas that are outside of cities or towns, usually in countryside or farmland.
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Given this changing landscape, it is important to examine patterns in and seek ways to improve on the college outcomes
of rural students.
Solutions must provide tangible logistical improvements
for rural students seeking higher education.
The resulting study focused on
rural students in middle or junior high school and measured outcomes before the course started and then one year later.
STEM programs, though, can
help rural students aim high while providing real - world, experiential learning opportunities.
On the other hand, research indicates that
rural students who live a long way from their school face significant time and transportation barriers to extracurricular participation.
A new scholarship program launched this summer gives bright, low -
income rural students the chance to take part in a challenging summer program at sites across the country.
These courses
provide rural students an opportunity to study a foreign language at sites that would not otherwise be able to offer foreign language.
In addition,
many rural students don't see the connection between their high school education and careers.
This helps to enhance the education that
rural students receive by using the play equipment as a living lab, teaching students hands - on engineering and technology skills.
When rural students head to far - off colleges, private and public incentives can help to bring them back and ensure their newfound skills are put to work in communities.
Read on to learn
how rural students in rural areas can take advantage of online learning resources.
The eLearning opportunities available to
rural students make non-traditional career options a reality.
A majority favor funding for high schools offering advanced courses for students online and for high schools that
offer rural students a broader range of courses online.
Although rural students are more likely to obtain a high school diploma than urban students, they are significantly less likely to attend college or earn a degree.
Studies have
found rural students whose parents did not attend college are more likely to drop out of school than their peers.
Even
though rural students, on average, reported lower expectations, those that did pursue higher education found higher rates of success.
What do you think states should do to improve rural education or opportunities
for rural students?
Read on to learn
how rural students can take advantage of online learning resources to fill gaps that brick - and - mortar schools can't always cover.
In contrast to nationwide declining
rural student populations, Idaho's rural charter school enrollment is growing — increasing 19 percent between the 2013 - 14 to 2014 - 15 school years.
It also calls attention to the urgency of providing more opportunities to
rural students through partnership and collaboration with families, institutions, and communities, and shares strategic recommendations that will help policymakers and other stakeholders achieve this goal.
This blog post examines ways education leaders in Oregon are working to address the problem of
rural students struggling to get a head start on college while still in high school.
Finally, there are many studies that inquire into the factors that correlate with post-secondary retention in general, and with STEM attrition specifically but few that focus
on rural students.
A business studies teacher, Ayub is focused on helping
rural students improve skills such as innovation, design and creativity.
In Big Country: How Variations in High School Graduation Plans
Impact Rural Students, education policy experts Jennifer Schiess and Andrew J. Rotherham examine one factor that may contribute to that gap: high school rigor.
A key to addressing this deficiency is to
increase rural students» access to high - quality teaching, especially in college preparatory courses.
Stronger charter school laws can help
meet rural students» needs by allowing communities to innovate in ways that traditional districts can not because of regulatory constraints on hiring, spending, allocation of time, and class offerings.
Google, however, is determined to put that lengthy commute to good use: it's formally launching Rolling Study Halls, or school buses equipped with WiFi, computers and on - bus educators to help
rural students with work beyond school hours.
Parents of our urban and
rural students also serve parents that know their public schools are of good quality, but they also know that they house the hoodlums they had to deal with when they were in school.
A study released this month by the American Association of School Administrators on equity for rural schools found that, due to the sheer distance between schools,
rural students don't truly have a choice when it comes to enrolling in a school that will meet their needs.
According to «Out of the Loop,» a recent report by the National School Boards Association, «Poverty, isolation, and inequities are exacerbated for
rural students by the lack of attention to the unique needs of this considerable population.»
Luo says these and other findings helped convince the central government in 2011 to establish a school lunch program now benefiting 20 million
rural students daily.
One of our working groups is developing a rigorous educational research project that can advance understanding of the factors
affecting rural students» entry into and persistence in STEM career pathways.
In 2015, Brazil's school assessment exams, the National Education Evaluation System (SAEB in Portuguese), will provide the first data on how schools in Amazonas have fared since receiving the IDB loan, and while this will be a useful tool for evaluating the performance of
rural students compared to their urban counterparts, Perez says the exam may not be an entirely accurate measurement of the success of PADEAM and the Media Center.
Colorado does not offer a statewide Course Access program, but Poudre School District saw the opportunity to reach even its
most rural students in the areas surrounding Fort Collins through online courses.
Rural Students Produce High - Tech Projects In the rural Mendocino (California) Unified School District, a locally developed computer network eliminates one of the greatest challenges facing many small, rural, budget - tight districts.
Online learning can also
support rural students when shrinking budgets and strained resources limit access to libraries and other learning materials.
This how - to article accompanies the feature «
Rural Students Reap Academic Gains from Community Service.»
In addition to the dearth of resources this far from the city, Umesh says, the rote learning and streamlined messages of the government schools can
alienate rural students from themselves.
To the contrary,
rural students consistently do less well in college on a variety of outcomes (readiness for credit - bearing courses, grades, rate of progress, graduation) than urban students from similar income groups.