Category: Rural Schools
‘The clock is ticking’: Shutdown imperils food, child care for many
For families in more than a hundred Head Start programs across the country, November could mark the beginning of some […]
October 29, 2025
Wellness coaches take on youth mental health problem in rural California
Students work on homework during an after-school program in Chico, the largest city in Butte County. (File photo) Credit: Julie […]
May 7, 2025
Why the state should bend spending rules for small rural school districts
TRANSCRIPT Louise Simson, superintendent of Mark Twain Union Elementary School District in Angles Camp, near Yosemite, is frustrated by state […]
April 23, 2025
Tackling the student mental health crisis in rural Central Valley
Credit: Pexels / RDNE Stock project Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Born and raised in the […]
November 26, 2024
One-size-fits-all bureaucracy strangling small school districts
Mark Twain Union is a small rural elementary school district in Calaveras County serving some 700 students. Credit: Louise Simson […]
July 25, 2024