A Region Apart: A Look at Challenges and Strategies for Rural K-12 Schools

Institution	Center for Rural Policy and Development
Titel	A Region Apart: A Look at Challenges and Strategies for Rural K-12 Schools
Quelle	(2009), (104 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Rural Schools; Academic Achievement; Educational Finance; Costs; Educational Research; Public Schools; Superintendents; Principals; Surveys; Focus Groups; Educational Policy; Declining Enrollment; Graduation Rate; Preschool Education; Class Size; Dropout Prevention; Consolidated Schools; School Districts; Cost Effectiveness; Futures (of Society); Population Trends; Economic Factors; Distance Education; School Schedules; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Persistence; Charter Schools; Educational Facilities; Educational Cooperation; Educational Needs; Educational Practices; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Schulleistung; Bildungsfonds; Cost; Kosten; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulrat; Principal; Schulleiter; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Klassengröße; Consolidated school; Mittelpunktschule; Zentralschule; School district; Schulbezirk; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Future; Society; Zukunft; Bevölkerungsprognose; Ökonomischer Faktor; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Schulzeiteinteilung; Lehrerrekrutierung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsstätte; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	When this research report was first conceived, the current economic crisis was only just on the verge of revealing its full extent. Economic crisis or no economic crisis, over the years funding for PK-12 education has been a constant struggle. While all schools continue to face difficulties, for various reasons rural schools have different and unique sets of hurdles to overcome, largely due to factors not faced by most urban and suburban schools: declining enrollment, an aging taxpayer base, and distance. The intent of this research is to present solutions, or at the very least, recommendations for changes that could be made to help maintain and improve student achievement while not increasing cost. The research presented in this report will hopefully present ideas that legislators and administrators can use to perhaps reshuffle funds without having to increase them, or alter practices that could make life more efficient and practical for everyone involved. The following individual reports are presented in this full report: (1) A Summary of the Demographic and Economic Future for Rural Minnesota School Districts (Paul Anton); (2) Strategies for Rural Minnesota School Districts: A literature review (Katie Broton, Dan Mueller, Jennifer Lee Schultz, and Maria Gaona); (3) Learning Communities in Transition: The voices of rural administrators (Julia Williams, Gerry Nierengarten, Kim Riordan; Bruce Munson, and Dan Corbett); and (4) Cost-Effective Policies to Improve Rural K-12 Education in Minnesota (Elton Mykerezi, Judy A. Temple, and Kristine Lamm West). The researchers produced a list of overarching policy recommendations that arose from the three reports. (Individual reports contain appendices, end notes, references, figures, and tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Rural Policy and Development. 600 South Fifth Street Suite 211, Saint Peter, MN 56082. Tel: 507-934-7700; Fax: 507-934-7704; e-mail: crpd@ruralmn.org; Web site: http://www.ruralmn.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10