School Quality

This November, Vote for Education Equity

I recently attended the Education Post Blogger Summit in Montgomery, Alabama. Of the many inspiring moments, the one that hit me hardest was when Alma Marquez recounted the time she called out the...

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Rural Schools

How We Can Help Rural Students Overcome the Opportunity Gap

One of the best baseball movies I’ve seen is "Moneyball" with Brad Pitt. There’s this scene where Pitt’s character had just brought in an economics wiz and baseball fanatic from Yale, played by Jonah...

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Rural Schools

Don't Think We Need DACA? My Students Prove You Wrong

I teach in rural Central Illinois, and my high school, PORTA, is predominantly White, like most of the small schools in my area. However, I live some 30 miles away from Beardstown, Illinois, a town...

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Rural Schools

Coffee Break: Why the CEO of an Aerospace Company Opened a Charter School for Rural Kids

“It was either move the company or start a school.” —Paul Campbell Paul Campbell grew up in rural Kentucky and is currently the CEO of a successful aerospace company just outside Oklahoma City in...

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Rural Schools

Rural Kids Need Better Schools Too

I didn’t really think much about rural representation until I first got involved in educational leadership. For the first time, I learned that there was an entire world of organizations, social media...

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Rural Schools

What Teachers Can and Can't Learn from 'Hillbilly Elegy' Author J.D. Vance

In his provocative memoir " Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," author J.D. Vance describes his childhood upbringing in Middletown, Ohio. Heavily influenced by his family’s...

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