Critics See East Coast, Urban Biases in Race to the Top Awards
Of the 12 grant recipients named so far, only one, Hawaii, is located west of the Mississippi River. And Hawaii only qualifies for $75 million in funding, compared to $700 million for New York.Read More »
View ArticleStudent loan interest increase averted, rural ed funding preserved
by Mary Ellen Flannery/photo courtesy of Campus Progress A bipartisan agreement to freeze student-loan interest rates passed Congress today, June 29, after more than 50,000 NEA educators, parents, and...
View ArticleSequestration cuts deep in underfunded rural schools
As deep, across-the-board cuts go into effect, rural schools will face unique challenges.Read More »
View ArticleAt school year’s end, students and schools already feeling sequester cuts
Congress’ failure to stop sequester is already making things tougher for struggling students and schools.Read More »
View ArticleThe Sequester Effect: Kentucky superintendent says there’s nowhere left to cut
How students in a poor rural county are paying the price of Washington’s failure to stop across-the-board funding cuts.Read More »
View ArticleState news roundup for December 21, 2013
This week we ask whether schools should be closed on Election Day in Connecticut, discuss rural schools in Wisconsin, rushed ed reforms in Ohio and the educator COLA in Washington's 2014 budget.Read...
View ArticleEducator feedback helps shape federal plan to modernize Internet access for...
"Today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission to preserve the ongoing Internet connectivity in America’s schools and libraries is a win for students."Read More »
View ArticleFCC proposes expansion of Internet access for low-income and rural schools
The FCC Chairman announced a plan to expand the E-Rate program in order to increase access to high-speed Internet for students in rural and low-income schools. Read More »
View ArticleCritics See East Coast, Urban Biases in Race to the Top Awards
Of the 12 grant recipients named so far, only one, Hawaii, is located west of the Mississippi River. And Hawaii only qualifies for $75 million in funding, compared to $700 million for New York.Read More »
View ArticleRural schools prepare for budget devastation only Congress can reverse
Districts across the nation face grievous budget cuts, because Congress allowed the Secure Rural Schools Act to expire. The post Rural schools prepare for budget devastation only Congress can reverse...
View ArticleTell Congress: Don’t abandon rural schools
Lawmakers are running out of time to provide critical funding for under-resourced schools in rural districts. The post Tell Congress: Don’t abandon rural schools appeared first on Education Votes.
View ArticleDespite Trump-DeVos claims, vouchers offer false promise to rural students
"For rural students and their families, their public school is the only real option and claims to the contrary only amount to 'false choice.' " The post Despite Trump-DeVos claims, vouchers offer false...
View ArticleUnderfunded rural schools will languish unless Congress acts soon
Counties that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump will see their schools languish unless Congress acts. The post Underfunded rural schools will languish unless Congress acts soon appeared first on...
View ArticleRural school funding still stuck in Congress, despite bipartisan support
Educators are leading a push to restore critical federal funding for rural schools and communities. The post Rural school funding still stuck in Congress, despite bipartisan support appeared first on...
View ArticleTell Congress: Don’t abandon rural schools
Lawmakers are running out of time to provide critical funding for under-resourced schools in rural districts. The post Tell Congress: Don’t abandon rural schools appeared first on Education Votes.
View ArticleDespite Trump-DeVos claims, vouchers offer false promise to rural students
"For rural students and their families, their public school is the only real option and claims to the contrary only amount to 'false choice.' " The post Despite Trump-DeVos claims, vouchers offer false...
View ArticleUnderfunded rural schools will languish unless Congress acts soon
Counties that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump will see their schools languish unless Congress acts. The post Underfunded rural schools will languish unless Congress acts soon appeared first on...
View ArticleRural school funding still stuck in Congress, despite bipartisan support
Educators are leading a push to restore critical federal funding for rural schools and communities. The post Rural school funding still stuck in Congress, despite bipartisan support appeared first on...
View ArticlePut rural schools on a firm financial footing
NEA board member Karen Schuett, a teacher in Bakersfield, California, flew to Washington last week to join NEA partners and allies in urging Congress to renew the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) and...
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