What’s driving impact in rural schools right now? If you have insights, research, or success stories to share, NREA wants to hear from you!

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LAST DAY TO SUBMIT! 📢 3 ways to share your work at #RuralEdForum 2026:

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Closes Friday! Rural innovation is happening everywhere. Show us how. 🎤

We’re seeking in-person presenters for the 2026 #RuralEdForum in San Antonio (Oct 19-21).

⏳ Proposal deadline: 3/27
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Australian and International Journal of Rural Education

New Issue of AIJRE w/articles by Bea Staley; Hlologelo Khoza; Cecilia Swai; Sue Duchesne; Joshua James & Dan Keenan; Sarah James, Anna Hogan & Catherine Thiele; Allison Byth, Melanie Nash, Ondine Bradbury, Simone White; Hernan Cuervo & Yoshihito Ii. #RuralEd
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📢 What’s working in rural schools? Share it.

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Secrets to Successful Rural CTE: 10 Questions to Help Leaders and Teams Strategize - Marzano Research As workforce needs evolve and educational priorities shift, Career and Technical Education (CTE) is moving to the center of conversations about preparing students for success in both postsecondary…

Rural schools are leading the way in CTE. In some of the most remote areas, 97% of students participate.

What makes these programs so effective? Here are 10 strategic questions leaders can use to strengthen CTE partnerships and workforce pathways.

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📢 Calling all educators, researchers, and changemakers!

Share your research, ideas & success stories in San Antonio (Oct 19-21).

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Your rural story deserves a national stage 🎤

Share your research, insights & innovations at the 2026 #RuralEdForum in San Antonio.

📅 Oct 19–21
📝 Proposals due 3/27
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📢 Present at #RuralEdForum 2026! 3 ways to share your work:

✅ 45-minute learning session
✅ 45-minute research session
✅ NEW: Rural Innovation & Impact Summit Competition

Join us in San Antonio (Oct 19-21)! Submit by 3/27 ⏳
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Sigh. I know it wasn't perfect, but my goodness, if the quote doesn't exactly describe what we had way back when in the glory days of EduTwitter. Chats like #WeirdEd, #ClearTheAir, #TotallyRossome, #SlowChatEd, #2PencilChat #RuralEd

Grateful for that time of my life, I still miss it so much.

Your rural story deserves a national stage 🎤

Share your research, insights & innovations at the 2026 #RuralEdForum in San Antonio.

📅 Oct 19–21
📝 Proposals due 3/27
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One of my favorite #TCEA2026 moments: running into the one and only Kim Mouser! 💜

We’ve worked together in Humble ISD and New Caney ISD, and now she’s doing incredible work with CEN, helping rural districts use their strengths to tackle real challenges. 💪

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Being and belonging – identifying “invisible” children and young people's voices within educational contexts in regional, rural and remote Australian communities: A systematic literature review of emp... This systematic literature review (SLR) examines empirical research on marginalised children and young peoples' sense of belonging in regional, rural …

New #ruraled paper: "Being and belonging – identifying “invisible” children and young people's voices within educational contexts in regional, rural and remote Australian communities: A systematic literature review of empirical studies", by Tania Leach et al.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Physical education in rural schools: A scoping review - Christopher Hudson, Riki Lindsay, Luiza Goncalves, Elizabeth McNeil, Josh Ambrosy, 2026 While research on rural education has increased over the last decade, the focus on physical education (PE) in this body of knowledge is limited. The purpose of ...

New #ruraled paper: Physical education in rural schools: A scoping review, by Chris Hudson et al.
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We’re excited to co-host w/ @TxREA_ in San Antonio, Oct. 19-21!

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Rural CTE in Action: Insights from Eastern Washington This is the second installment in our series on successful rural Career and Technical Education (CTE). In our first blog, we presented evidence of the effectiveness of CTE, explored how rural schools…

This interview reveals what rural CTE looks like when it works, with strong employer partnerships and programs built for local realities. Several ideas to explore if you are expanding CTE in a rural district!
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Staffing rural and remote school communities: right fit – right school, right teacher, right community The issue of teacher shortages is of great concern to state governments across Australia and federal governments globally. This paper examines the issue of teacher attraction and retention in harde...

New #RuralEd paper: Staffing rural and remote school communities: right fit – right school, right teacher, right community, by L. van Leent, M. Mills, T. Bourke, S. White & R. Mills.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Learning can be anywhere’ – On the ground views of what impacts student engagement and attendance in remote Australian schools - Catherine Holmes, John Guenther, Rhonda Oliver, Robyn Ober, 2025 Despite contrary evidence, attendance remains a measurement of success in remote First Nations education. This motivation, in part, derives from the Australian ...

New #RuralEd paper: ‘Learning can be anywhere’ – On the ground views of what impacts student engagement and attendance in remote Australian schools, by Catherine Holmes John Guenther, Rhonda Oliver and Robyn Ober.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

How a rural school leader’s ‘funds of knowledge’ built a culture that helped to attract and retain teachers - The Australian Educational Researcher This paper presents a case study of a rural Australian primary school that has defied the national teacher shortage by successfully attracting and retaining teaching staff. The school’s success is att...

New #RuralEd paper: How a rural school leader’s ‘funds of knowledge’ built a culture that helped to attract and retain teachers, by Schutt, Murphy, Miles-Keogh, Staples & O’Connor.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

‘Selling’ the rural to pre-service teachers: the role of marketing in rural placement programs - The Australian Educational Researcher Rural placements are a long-standing strategy employed to encourage pre-service teachers (PSTs) to consider teaching in areas often prioritised in workforce planning due to ongoing staffing challenges...

New #RuralEd paper: ‘Selling’ the rural to pre-service teachers: the role of marketing in rural placement programs, by O. Bradbury, Fish, M. T. Fuqua, A. Larsen & R. O’Donovan.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@mdrc-news.bsky.social's National Rural Higher Ed Research Center to host inaugural Rural Research Mentorship Network cohort, offering opportunities to grad students and early-career researchers interested in conducting #ruraled research. $1000 honorarium. mdrcfed.gov1.qualtrics.com/CP/File.php?...

“If we can grow them here it just makes sense”: Disrupting higher education narratives through Country University Centres in regional and rural Australia The underrepresentation of regional, rural, and remote (RRR) students in Australian higher education has been an enduring and consistent concern for g…

New #RuralEd paper: “If we can grow them here it just makes sense”: Disrupting higher education narratives through Country University Centres in regional and rural Australia, by Sally Baker et al.
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“Coming to uni was isolating, a massive culture shock”: the struggle of working-class rural youth for recognition and belonging at a metropolitan university Research studies have repeatedly reported the under-representation of rural youth in higher education, mainly focusing on their aspirations as well as opportunities and barriers to accessing univer...

New #RuralEd paper: “Coming to uni was isolating, a massive culture shock”: the struggle of working-class rural youth for recognition and belonging at a metropolitan university, by H. Cuervo & N. Weerasuriya. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

From healthcare to advanced manufacturing, rural CTE prepares students for the jobs that communities need most. Explore the 10 key questions that help leaders make it work.

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New #RuralEd paper: "Teacher Engagement in Rural Sporting Clubs: Knowing Your Community", by Melyssa Fuqua (@melyssaf22.bsky.social ).
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...

Rural education isn’t one-size-fits-all. Regional needs and student voices are guiding this research from day one. #RuralEd #EquityInAction

Learn more: bit.ly/4mugltZ

‘Wanim skil en topic yumob leigim?’: Listening to community interests to inform remote Aboriginal higher education curricula in Arnhem Land, northern Australia - The Australian Educational Researcher Higher education is globally recognised as an enabler of social justice and community development. Remote Australian Aboriginal students are underrepresented in higher education, and there has been li...

New #RuralEd & #IndigenousEd: ‘Wanim skil en topic yumob leigim?’: Listening to community interests to inform remote Aboriginal higher education curricula in Arnhem Land, northern Australia, by Jaggi, Rogers, Malaki Blitner, Yulumburruja Daniels, et al.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Teacher job satisfaction and retention in small rural schools: A theory of recognition approach Small rural schools have been the focus of intensive research in Australia and internationally over the past few decades. The foci often have been on …

New #RuralEd paper: "Teacher job satisfaction and retention in small rural schools: A theory of recognition approach", by H. Cuervo.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"What does Place Bring to my Teaching?": Professional dissonance and the development of rural consciousness

New #RuralEd paper: "What does Place Bring to my Teaching?": Professional dissonance and the development of rural consciousness, by Sharon Louth.
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A wonderful new #RuralEd book by Mara Tieken: “Educated Out: How Rural Students Navigate Elite Colleges - And What It Costs Them”. @uchicagopress.bsky.social