October 30, 2007

Two from The Daily Yonder

Rural School Enrollments: Diverse and Rising

After years of shrinking enrollments, rural school populations are on the rise. Minority students and English Language Learners account for a high proportion of the increase, and many of the poorest and poorest prepared children are entering classrooms in states with the fewest resources to teach them. . . . In the school year 2003-2004, nearly a half of all English Language Learners (ELL) were enrolled in rural schools.

Poor People are Moving to Already Poor, Rural Communities

There is a growing body of evidence that rural communities are poor because poor people are moving there.

Oct 30, 2007 12:47:55 AM | Law, Policy, and Ethics, Miscellaneous, News and Events, Research and Evaluation

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