After a combined service of 100 years teaching, Úna Meehan, Anne Murphy and Margaret O’Shea retired on June 26th from Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Kanturk, with Ursula Carroll also retiring from her position ...

Michigan rural school leaders and parents said shrinking schools mirror shrinking communities, following a national trend of rural population decline.

Bills now before the Massachusetts Legislature look to level the playing field for the state's rural school districts, which have seen plunging enrollment and declining local tax revenues.

Rural schools in Alaska are plagued with health and safety issues. The state has failed for nearly two decades to provide the funding needed to fix them, despite repeated requests.

In parts of rural upstate New York, schools have more than 1,100 students for every mental health provider. In a far-flung region with little public transportation, those few school counselors ...

As a state budget takes shape in Massachusetts, several lawmakers continue to fight for more rural school funding. Advocates for a bill refiled this session say rising costs and declining ...

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. UNION TOWNSHIP — Sen. Lisa Baker this week said the difficulties facing small and rural school districts have been building and compounding for many years ...

These rural Texas high schools are teaming up to stay alive Agua Dulce, Texas — From 2010 to 2020, the population of rural America declined, marking the first decade-long loss in history ...

A team from the School of Social Work has received a $3.59 million Department of Education grant to develop and implement a fellowship program for graduate students designed to increase the number of ...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is pushing for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools program, which has helped with funding for rural schools for years.

Advocates for rural school districts argue the money allocated to them in the current proposed state budget falls short of what they need — and that it will hurt small districts the most.

An Arkansas bill to allow small public schools in the state to split off from their parent school districts and form their own districts is gaining wide biparti ...