Isabelle Lee
4 posts
In Rural Towns, Community Theaters Struggle to Survive the Pandemic
Recording plays, rehearsing online, canceling entire seasons. Theaters in rural America adapt to a surging pandemic. In a…
August 5, 2020
Getting Ready to Reopen, Rural Schools Brace for Epidemic’s Challenges
While the Trump administration threatens to cut funding for school districts that don’t reopen in the fall, rural…
July 21, 2020
Federal Pandemic Relief Should Focus on Fixing Schools, Advocates Say
Rural schools have a backlog of infrastructure needs that will make reopening riskier for students and staff. Funds…
July 16, 2020
Crumbling School HVAC Threatens Safe Comeback to Classrooms
A bill passed by the House of Representatives would help address some of the deficiencies in school infrastructure.…
July 14, 2020