There are hidden barriers, like hotspots that don’t work as advertised, and not so hidden ones, like faulty government maps.
Nick Fouriezos
Open Campus national reporter covering the role of college in rural America.
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Advising makes a difference in rural Colorado
Fowler, a tiny Colorado town, has established a record of surprisingly high college attendance rates from its lone 110-person high school.
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Internet for all … except rural students?
Persistent barriers continue to stall progress, from finicky hotspots and disorganized officials to faulty federal maps and grants that don’t consider affordability in their equations.
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What I saw in 5 of California’s least-educated counties
The importance of college (or not) was often passed down by parents. Some just didn’t see its value. Others went back years later.
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How tech changes rural student outreach
To try to stem enrollment declines, and better serve students, Southeast Missouri State U. has tried a number of new tactics.
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A rural student’s lost LSAT year
Barriers to getting into professional schools for rural students affect the types of lawyers, doctors, and educators we get .
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For many rural students, higher ed means part-time education
Yet many colleges still focus on degree programs that can take years of full-time study, a serious time hurdle for working adults.
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Musk’s Big Bet
Takeaways from a week in the Rio Grande Valley, exploring the promise and the peril for local residents of the billionaire’s rocket ship to Mars.
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Will Elon Musk’s rocket bring prosperity or inequality to one of America’s poorest regions?
His spaceport would be a major investment anywhere, but it’s an especially dramatic one in South Texas, a remote, mostly Hispanic region, an area without other high-tech industries or top-tier universities.
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Burger refills and broadband access
Digital testing offers some promise for rural students, but there are hidden rules — and continued broadband challenges — that hamper access.