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		<title>Education Week: Ruraleducation</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Four-Day School Weeks Gain Ground in the West]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2020/02/eight_states_now_use_four_day_weeks.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2020/02/eight_states_now_use_four_day_weeks.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[More than 1 in 20 schools in the West has moved to a shortened school week, in hopes of enticing teachers and easing travel times in some of the nation's smallest schools.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Nearly One in Five U.S. Students Attend Rural Schools. Here's What You Should Know About Them]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/11/rural-students-achievement-data.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/11/rural-students-achievement-data.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[More than 9.3 million U.S. students attended a rural school last year. A new report examines factors that affect them like poverty, academic achievement, and diversity.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Alaska Reporter Will Study Rural Education as 2nd Chronister Fellowship Recipient]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2019/02/alaska_reporter_seeking_to_study_rural_education_is_2nd_chronister_fellowship_recipient.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2019/02/alaska_reporter_seeking_to_study_rural_education_is_2nd_chronister_fellowship_recipient.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Victoria Petersen, of the Peninsula Clarion on the Kenai Peninsula, will report on the challenges of rural education, especially in a state as vast as Alaska.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Rural America Gets Attention in Trump Era, But Will Its Schools Benefit?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/06/focus_on_early_childhood_and_career_readiness_in_rural_education_report.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/06/focus_on_early_childhood_and_career_readiness_in_rural_education_report.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The new 50-state report from the Rural School and Community Trust, emphasizes early childhood education and college-and-career readiness.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Rural Schools Group Joins National Superintendents' Organization]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/11/rural_school_and_community_trust_joins_partnership_with_national_superintendents_group.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/11/rural_school_and_community_trust_joins_partnership_with_national_superintendents_group.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Rural School and Community Trust and the AASA, the School Superintendents Association, say the partnership will allow the two groups to expand their reach and play off each other's strengths.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Public TV's 'POV' Series to Air Intimate Documentary About Rural Education]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2017/08/public_tvs_pov_series_to_air_intimate_documentary_about_rural_education.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2017/08/public_tvs_pov_series_to_air_intimate_documentary_about_rural_education.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA["Raising Bertie," about three African-American boys in Bertie County, N.C., airs on the PBS documentary series "POV" Monday night.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Principal-Prep Programs Adapting to Meet Real-World Demands of Job, Study Finds]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/10/University_principal_prep_programs_in_Wallace_Initiative_Are_changing_based_on_research.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/10/University_principal_prep_programs_in_Wallace_Initiative_Are_changing_based_on_research.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Seven universities are making major changes to how they train future principals, as part of $48.5 million Wallace Foundation initiative to redesign university-based principal-preparation programs, according to a new report from RAND.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA['Raising Bertie' Documentary Is a Slow-Paced Look at Rural Youths and Education]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2016/06/raising_bertie_documentary_is_a_slow-paced_look_at_rural_youths_and_education.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2016/06/raising_bertie_documentary_is_a_slow-paced_look_at_rural_youths_and_education.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The film follows three young men over six years in a rural North Carolina community as they struggle to finish high school.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Trial Set for 2020 in Long-Running Pennsylvania School Funding Lawsuit]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/12/trial_set_for_2020_in_Pennsylvania_funding_dispute.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/12/trial_set_for_2020_in_Pennsylvania_funding_dispute.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The lawsuit, filed in 2014, alleges that the state was severely underfunding schools, forcing school districts to lean heavily on property taxes, which especially disadvantages students in property-poor areas.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[SIG Study of Rural Schools Shows Links Between Technical Help, Implementation]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2016/05/sig_study_of_rural_schools_sho.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2016/05/sig_study_of_rural_schools_sho.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA["Reshaping rural schools in the Northwest Region: Lessons from federal School Improvement Grant implementation" was written by Caitlin Scott and Nora Ostler at the Regional Education Laboratory At Education Northwest, and prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[The School District Where Principals Also Teach]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/07/This_principal_is_also_the_math_teacher.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/07/This_principal_is_also_the_math_teacher.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Principals who also teach are a long tradition in a rural Maryland school system, where teachers and school leaders alike attest to the benefits. But some education leadership experts argue the double duty wouldn't work in all schools.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Are Rural Students Getting Shortchanged in the Digital Age? (Video)]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on-air-video-blog/2016/02/rural_schools_lousy_internet_video.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on-air-video-blog/2016/02/rural_schools_lousy_internet_video.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In Calhoun County, Miss., the local district pays $9,275 a month for the slowest Internet service in all of Mississippi. They're not the only ones with these issues—many rural schools struggle to get high-speed access. But all that could be about to change.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Home Schooling is on the Rise in Alaska]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2016/01/home_schooling_is_on_the_rise_in_alaska.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2016/01/home_schooling_is_on_the_rise_in_alaska.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A distance education home-school program in Alaska has seen consistent growth from rural families.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Cutting Class Days May Not Cut Costs]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2015/07/cutting_class_days_may_not_cut.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2015/07/cutting_class_days_may_not_cut.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[And in some districts, shorter school weeks hurt the bottom line.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[The Controversy Over School Consolidation in Rural Vermont (Video)]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on-air-video-blog/2016/06/the_controversy_over_school_consolidation_in_rural_vermont_video.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on-air-video-blog/2016/06/the_controversy_over_school_consolidation_in_rural_vermont_video.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Plummeting student enrollment and skyrocketing education costs have led Vermont lawmakers to begin a controversial consolidation of its vast mostly rural education system. But are Vermont residents willing to give up their small community schools?]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Rural Schools Often Ignored in Research and Policy Discussions]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/01/rural_schools_often_overlooked.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/01/rural_schools_often_overlooked.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Rural schools struggle with high and lows more commonly associated with urban schools, including high rates of poverty, low literacy rates, and low college attendance rates, a new report finds.]]></description>
				<category>Ruraleducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Gender Gaps Alter Benefits of Extracurricular Activities, Study Finds]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/01/gender_gaps_alter_benefits_of_.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/01/gender_gaps_alter_benefits_of_.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that extracurricular activities have differing positive effects for rural boys compared to girls.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Lawmakers Create Task Force to Help Rural Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2013/09/wisconsin_lawmakers_create_task_force_to_help_rural_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2013/09/wisconsin_lawmakers_create_task_force_to_help_rural_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin lawmakers have established a new rural school task force to figure out how to address challenges such as declining enrollment and increasing transportation costs.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Integrate Technology Into Core Of Rural Schools, Official Says]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2010/10/cantor_integrate_technology_into_rural_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2010/10/cantor_integrate_technology_into_rural_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Cost and resource levels make it harder to incorporate technology at many of the nation's rural schools, said the U.S. Department of Education's point person for technology, and finding ways to overcome those obstacles is part of the follow-up work being done in response to a Rural Education Technol]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teach for America Turns Focus to Native Achievement]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2010/08/teach_for_america_turns_focus_to_native_achievement.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2010/08/teach_for_america_turns_focus_to_native_achievement.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Ruraleducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Teach for America has tapped a longtime teacher and administrator and a member of the new National Advisory Council on Indian Education to lead its fledgling Native Achievement Initiative.]]></description>
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