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𝗥𝗦𝗖 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 The GRAD Partnership is a national initiative encourages and supports schools in efforts to use high quality student success systems that empower schools to graduate all students ready for the future. 💪 Learn more on our website below.

The GRAD Partnership for Advancing Student Success Systems

The Rural Schools Collaborative builds sustainable rural communities through a keen focus on place, teachers, and philanthropy.

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𝗥𝗦𝗖 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Grants in Place awards exceptional rural educators with grants to carry out Place-Based Education projects in their local communities. Check out this video to hear from past grantees!

RSC's Southeast Hub, ECU's Rural Education Institute, led a group of high school students in eastern North Carolina’s rural Washington County in a unique and exciting Place-Based Education project. Read the full story on our website: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/livi...

Living History in Eastern North Carolina: How Washington County High…

Through a novel collaboration between Washington County Schools and East Carolina University, local students learned to critically analyze historical…

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RSC is onsite at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD) Rural Teacher Summit, the flagship event of CFGD’s Rural Teacher Corps. 🍎 Learn more about our partners at the CFGD: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/regional-hub...

In case you missed it: 4 past 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 podcast episodes for you to catch up on today!🎙️ ➡️ iamaruralteacher.org/podcasts

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 Check out the brand-new Rural Teacher Corps website refresh! ✨ Explore the 20+ partner organizations that makes up this network on the refreshed website: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/programs/rur...

RSC's Emergent Educator Advisory Council members write and receive a $500 grant from RSC to create and implement a Place-Based Education project. Check out the 2025-26 council member's projects. 👏 🎉 🙌 View all project's here: padlet.com/RuralSchools...

Ruth Owusu-Ansah (Bushnell, IL), 2026 Grants in Place awardee was recently featured in Western Illinois University's (WIU) news. WIU leads the RSC Illinois Hub alongside Monmouth College and Galesburg Community Foundation. Ruth was a participant of the rural teacher panel at RSC's Summit. 👏

WIU Alumna Represents Illinois at National Rural Education Summit - WIU News

Western Illinois University alumna Ruth Owusu-Ansah, a special education teacher at Bushnell-Prairie City High School and graduate of WIU's Organization, Leadership and Education (OJEI) doctoral program, recently represented Illinois at the Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) 2026 Rural Education Summit in Madison, WI.

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𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗥𝗦𝗖) 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮.𝟱 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟯𝟬+ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 Learn more about RSC's Hub Network here: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/regional-hubs

𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: ED ASTRA at Kansas State University (KSU), housed within the College of Education & in collaboration with the university’s Rural Education Center, prepares future KS teachers to return, lead, and thrive in rural schools. 🔗 ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/rura...

Through a tailored masters degree program, East Carolina University (RSC’s Southeast Regional Hub) and Pitt County Schools are creating a powerful collaborative model to retain teachers and cultivate classroom leaders. A must read below!

Classroom to Coast: How a Custom Master’s Program is Keeping Science…

Through a tailored masters degree program, East Carolina University and Pitt County Schools are creating a powerful collaborative model to retain teachers…

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Did you miss RSC's Rural Education Summit recap? The Summit created space for meaningful conversations, new partnerships, and shared learning among people committed to strengthening rural schools and communities across the country. Check it out below!

Rural Education Summit Brings Education Leaders Together to…

Educators, higher education leaders, nonprofit partners, and community advocates gathered with Rural Schools Collaborative in Madison, Wisconsin to share…

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Vanderbilt University's Elizabeth Towle, Molly Rogers, and Sydney Sahni, spent the 2025-26 school year conducting an analysis of RSC’s Grants in Place program for their Doctorate of Education capstone dissertation. 🍎 Read the full analysis on our website below.

‘We See You, We Believe in You’: An Impact Evaluation of Rural…

Three educators and researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Doctorate of Education Program share key findings from analyzing RSC’s Grants in Place…

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Growing up in Old Town, just outside Bangor, Maine, Emma Tupper was surrounded by forests, farms, and the type of close-knit community that defines rural life. "I knew from a very early age that I wanted to be a teacher," she said. ✏️ 🍎 🎉 Full story: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/i-am...

We extend our sincere gratitude to the Bezos Family Foundation for a recent unrestricted gift to RSC. This flexible support allows RSC to respond nimbly to emerging opportunities, strengthen organizational capacity, and advance programs that support rural students, educators, and communities. 💛

Bezos Family Foundation Selects RSC for Unrestricted Gift

Rural Schools Collaborative receives additional support from the Bezos Family Foundation

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Join us in welcoming three new members to Rural Schools Collaborative's Board of Directors: Motaz Attalla, Cat Biddle, and Brad Bernatek! 🎉 Learn more about the new board members here: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/rural-s...

Rural Schools Collaborative Welcomes Three New Board Members

Motaz Attalla, Brad Bernatek, and Catharine Biddle join the Rural Schools Collaborative Board of Directors.

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Next up for our 2nd year Emergent Educators Advisory Council reflections, Betty Jones! 🙌 Read Betty's reflection on our website: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/-2

Emergent Educators Advisory Council 2nd Year Reflections: Betty Jones…

2nd Year Leaders of the Emergent Educators Advisory Council reflect on two years collaborating with their rural peers.

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In this next reflection from second year Emergent Educators Advisory Council member we will hear from Logan Mackenzie from North Power, OR. Logan is a graduate of Eastern Oregon University’s Oregon Rural Teacher Corps. Read Logan's reflection on our website below.

Emergent Educators Advisory Council 2nd Year Reflections: Logan…

Emergent Educators Advisory Council 2nd Year Reflections: Logan Mackenzie

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Check out this new story featuring RSC's Emergent Educators Advisory Council member, Bethany Schnetzler. 🎉 Read Bethany's full reflection here below.

Emergent Educators Advisory Council 2nd Year Reflections: Bethany…

2nd Year Leaders of the Emergent Educators Advisory Council reflect on two years collaborating with their rural peers.

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The goal of RSC's Grants in Place program is to support projects that connect students to their local place. 🌱 🙌 👏 Check out the 2026 Grants in Place awardee's projects at the link below! 🔗 padlet.com/RuralSchools...

Rural Schools Collaborative Grants in Place: Celebration of Learning

Padlet will be our platform to share the highlights, outcomes, and stories from your project.

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Educators, higher education leaders, nonprofit partners, and community advocates gathered with RSC in Madison, WI to share innovative strategies, build relationships, & advance solutions that support thriving rural schools, educators, and communities across the country. Read the full recap!

Rural Education Summit Brings Education Leaders Together to…

Educators, higher education leaders, nonprofit partners, and community advocates gathered with Rural Schools Collaborative in Madison, Wisconsin to share…

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⭐ 𝗥𝗦𝗖 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 ⭐ Tammy La Prad has been a dedicated leader on RSC’s Board of Directors since 2020, serving two terms and helping guide RSC’s mission, vision, and growth. As Tammy’s time on the board draws to a close, the entire RSC community is grateful to Tammy for her dedication to RSC.

🚨 New Podcast Episode! 🚨 Corey shares firsthand how using a place-based approach to education, with a focus on helping students appreciate their hometown and history, can inspire academic success. Hear Corey's story here: iamaruralteacher.org/stories/voic...

📣 RSC Welcomes New West Virginia Hub 📣 The Center for Education Research and Practice in Appalachia (CERPA), housed in the WVU School of Education and Counseling will anchor the new West Virginia Regional Hub, led by Erin McHenry-Sorber. ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/rsc-wel...

📣 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗦𝗖 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 📣 The Virginia Tech Center for Rural Education has long been a leader in rural education, and now joins the Rural Schools Collaborative Regional Hub Network. Read the full announcement:

In early June, RSC, in partnership with Teton Science Schools, hosted the annual Grants in Place Celebration of Learning. This event featured virtual poster sessions with 30 awardees. Check out the full recap story below. 🎉 👏 🍎 Congrats 2026 Grants in Place awardees!

2026 Grants in Place Celebration of Learning

The Grants in Place Celebration of Learning showcased innovative projects from 30 rural teachers

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It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Larry Lee, longtime RSC advocate, board member, and friend. Read about Larry's impact on RSC and rural schools here: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/reme...

Remembering Larry G. Lee

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Larry Lee, longtime RSC advocate, board member, and friend.

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RSC continues to reflect on the amazing Rural Education Summit hosted in Madison, WI two weeks ago. The generous support from ECMC Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Compeer Financial & The Madison Club made it possible for us to bring rural education leaders together in one room.