This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Tina Ryan knows the hallways of East Calloway Elementary better than most. Besides working as a school nurse here for 20 years, Ryan, who is 55, was also a student here herself. “I’m probably one of the older ones here as […]
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Parents had to worry about the safety of their school children long before COVID-19 became a problem. It’s time to invest in education to address these disparities, starting with the pandemic relief package. Rural schools are sick, and it’s not just the coronavirus. As the nation’s gaze turns to the […]
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In March, schools across the nation closed in the face of the threat of the spread of COVID-19. With little to no training and even fewer resources, teachers like me shifted our classrooms from a physical space to a digital one. This past spring, my days were spent at my […]
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COVID-19 has complicated everything about college — applications, classes, living arrangements and extracurricular activities. Some administrators are trying to help rural students succeed in a rapidly changing educational environment. Shelby Acton graduated this spring from high school in Somerset, Kentucky, and plans to attend Eastern Kentucky University in the fall. […]
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The Providence Talks program expanded to five cities, where educators are working with parents to increase the number of words per day that their children hear. When Ruth Ann Moss worked as a teacher, there were some days she was certain she’d taken more than 10,000 steps. But after consulting […]
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While the Trump administration threatens to cut funding for school districts that don’t reopen in the fall, rural schools try to find the best way to move forward in the era of COVID-19 education. When Meigs Middle School in Decatur, Tennessee, closed its doors for the spring break on March […]
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