Kansas State University

Here’s an article discussing the perceptions of postsecondary education and training in rural areas:

https://ednote.ecs.org/rural-perspectives-enhancing-education-and-training-support-for-rural-residents/?utm_source=ECS+Subscribers&utm_campaign=66e236eadb-Ed_Note_Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1a2b00b930-66e236eadb-53611563

Read stories from one rural Kansas town who has mastered “shrinking smart, rather than withering”:

https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2019/10/what-rural-kansas-child-care-and-cafes-say-about-shrinking-smart-rather-than-withering/

Data analysis that helps rural communities invest in their strengths and leverage assets:

https://reenvisioning-rural-america.urban.org/?fbclid=IwAR3IaQ3pJ0jrjGgo-KFxQFC7Pxg1vMQRwq8SrnpJD4INxWUbOaeHNWpaw8g

Kansas Profile is a weekly post highlighting individuals or companies in rural Kansas who are making a difference to their community and state:

https://blogs.k-state.edu/kansasprofile/

Rural school districts can be creative in solving the internet connectivity gap—but they need support:

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2020/08/10/rural-school-districts-can-be-creative-in-solving-the-internet-connectivity-gap-but-they-need-support/

“Despite lack of funding, rural schools can serve as sites of learning, community, and excellence. We need to understand both the problems and opportunities to make good education policy.”

https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-times-article-on-rural-school-misses-half-the-story-educational-success/2021/10/06/?fbclid=IwAR2ikieYbGQ1Ax29m68Vvkspmr1Qa8bG1CMAIU4we5yN25AXuEJNrVAQzho

And here’s what we’ve been listening to recently:

https://nrea.simplecast.com/ – National Rural Education Association Podcast

https://www.thehomecomers.org/ – The Homecomers Podcast with Sarah Smarsh, author of Heartland