{"id":1008,"date":"2013-10-10T21:21:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T21:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2013\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2013-11-15T20:25:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:25:45","slug":"improving-rural-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2013\/improving-rural-education\/","title":{"rendered":"<h2>Improving<\/h2> <h1>Rural Education<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 10 million U.S. children attend school in rural areas, yet education research largely focuses on urban issues. UNL\u2019s National Center for Research on Rural Education leads the country in addressing the needs of rural schools.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a broad mission to conduct research in rural settings, and also a leadership role for the country in terms of bridging the gap between research, practice and policy,\u201d said the center\u2019s director, Susan Sheridan, George Holmes Professor of Educational Psychology.<\/p>\n<p>A national rural education conference in spring 2013 is an example of the center\u2019s leadership. Drawing participants from 18 states and the federal government, the conference emphasized the value of establishing partnerships among researchers, teachers, families and policymakers to solve long-standing problems, such as resource limitations and isolation. John White, deputy secretary for rural outreach at the U.S. Department of Education, addressed the need to attract talented educators to rural schools.<\/p>\n<p>The center conducts research to understand education in a rural context and improve educational opportunities for students and professional development for teachers\u00a0in rural communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageBlock\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDvXXWW23rs?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>One study, for example, investigates professional development for teachers through distance learning, such as web-based coaching, email and social media. Another looks at improving reading instruction to struggling rural students using individualized assessment data. Yet another project assesses how collaborations between schools and parents influence young children\u2019s learning in rural settings.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2009 with a nearly $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Institute of Education Sciences, UNL\u2019s is the only national center for rural education funded by the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAssumptions are made all the time about rural schools and communities,\u201d Sheridan said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do is learn firsthand from our partners in these communities about their strengths, their challenges and how researchers and practitioners can work together to enhance opportunities for children, families and educators.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 10 million U.S. children attend school in rural areas, yet education research largely focuses on urban issues. 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