Rural areas are more likely to have a mismatch between the types of courses available to students and the projected local jobs of the future.
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When education starts with GEDs and learning English
Behind-the-scenes with adult students learning new skills near the Florida Everglades.
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Amid a ‘Great Misalignment,’ a rural college shifts course to stay relevant
Long known as a transfer school, a Michigan community college adapts to changing needs.
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Can higher ed seed rural entrepreneurship?
An innovation experiment in Virginia is expanding to Texas and Kansas.
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The newest higher ed battleground: college email signatures
In South Dakota, administrators faced retribution for including their tribal affiliation
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The newest higher ed battleground: college email signatures
In South Dakota, administrators faced retribution for including their tribal affiliation in email signatures.
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Reskilling ‘God’s beautiful country’ in the Florida swamps
Where locals are less likely to finish high school than the average American is to graduate from college.
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Mile Markers: Dog sledding and teacher shortages in northwest Alaska
A longtime Arkansas educator reflects on his year in the Arctic.
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The rural workforce is changing — and colleges are scrambling
“We’re not to the point where we’re hiring anybody off the street … yet.”
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Rural students and the messy FAFSA rollout
Rural students have struggled in recent years to fill out the Free Application for Student Aid, a key indicator for college-going among high schoolers.