Rural Policy Matters: June 2013


Last Updated: June 25, 2013
 

Rural Policy Matters: June 2012


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The June 2013 issue of Rural Policy Matters focuses on rural schools that are doing great things. “Everyone a Stakeholder” features D. P. Cooper Elementary in South Carolina and the ways it has leveraged rural resources to give students a broad experience and high achievement. Two stories describe the implementation of the Schools to Watch process in two struggling rural middle schools. “Schools Prove They Can Make Dramatic Improvements With Their Own Teachers: No Sanctions Necessary” provides an overview of the Schools to Watch process and its implementation, with support from an i3 grant, in two rural middle schools. “Building a Great School: No Punitive Sanctions Allowed” takes an in-depth look at the process in two middle schools — with lots of insight from the principals at the two schools — and lots of photos.

Facts and Figures About Median Household Income in the U.S.
Question: What was the median household income in non-metro counties in the U.S. in 2009?

Everyone a Stakeholder: D. P. Cooper Elementary Leverages Rural Assets for Students and Community
D. P. Cooper Elementary has marshaled non-traditional resources, including many of the best things about being rural, to benefit both students and community.

Schools Prove They Can Make Dramatic Improvements With Their Own Teachers: No Sanctions Necessary
The Schools to Watch: School Transformation Network is proving that formerly low-performing middle schools can turn themselves around by focusing on high quality relationships and positive culture and climate.

Building a Great School: No Punitive Sanctions Allowed
Principals in two small town schools share how a process to build trust and collaboration and empower teachers has led to happy productive schools and soaring student achievement.