scholarly journals Rural Educator Policy Brief: Rural Education and the Every Student Succeeds Act

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Federal Policy ◽  
Education Legislation ◽  
Federal Education Legislation ◽  
Every Student Succeeds Act

Rural education is becoming an increasing focus of federal education legislation. The Every Student Succeeds Act explicitly addresses rural education through the REAP program, by taking steps to ensure geographic distribution in competitive grants, by requiring states to consider rural LEAs in the development of state plans, and in many other ways. The mandated report on rural education is intended to provide data about whether these provisions are sufficient for ensuring that federal policy and funding address the needs of rural schools and students and its impact remains to be seen.

The Every Student Succeeds Act: Strengthening the Focus on Educational Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 705-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle D. Young ◽  
Kathleen M. Winn ◽  
Marcy A. Reedy
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Educational Leadership ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Federal Policy ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Federal Education Legislation ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Every Student Succeeds Act

Purpose: This article offers (a) an overview of the attention federal policy has invested in educational leadership with a primary focus on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), (b) a summary of the critical role school leaders play in achieving the goals set forth within federal educational policy, and (c) examples of how states are using the opportunity afforded by the focus on leadership in ESSA. Findings: Through the examination of federal policy and existing research in this arena, we review the level of attention paid to educational leadership within Elementary and Secondary Education Act, its reauthorizations, and other federal education legislation. ESSA provides an enhanced focus on educational leadership and acknowledges the importance of leaders in achieving federal goals for education. Furthermore, ESSA acknowledges the importance of developing a strong leadership pipeline and, thus, allows states and districts to use federal funds to support leadership development. In this article, we delineate this focus on leadership within ESSA and offer examples of how states are planning to support leadership development. Implications and Conclusion: The important role that school leadership plays in supporting student, teacher, and school-wide outcomes warrants its inclusion within federal education policy. However, the opportunity to realize ESSA’s intended goals around leadership development could be undermined by forces at both the state and federal levels.

Provincial Immigration Policies: The Case of Ontario’s Pilot PNP

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radostina Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Federal Policy ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Immigrant Selection ◽  
Short Timeframe

This paper explores the involvement of provincial governments in the selection, recruitment and settlement of immigrants to Canada, focusing on Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Taking as a case study the pilot PNP that the province of Ontario launched in 2007, it asks the question: what are these expanding and increasingly popular programs accomplishing for Canada's immigration project that the federal immigration program isn't? The study argues that PNPs have been able to overcome some of the shortcomings of federal policy of immigrant selection through matching immigrants with jobs, involving receiving communities and institutions in the integration process, bringing immigrants in a relatively short timeframe, and leading to more balanced geographic distribution of immigrants while attracting immigration to provinces and areas unpopular with the general immigrant stream.

scholarly journals Killing Mayberry: The Crisis in Rural American Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Bryant Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
American Education ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Social Pressures ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
The Impact

The article provides an overview of the turbulent and challenging times facing teachers and administrators in rural schools. The article examines literature from over the past decade to paint a full picture of the economic and social pressures exerting themselves in rural America and the impact these forces are having in rural schools. This work argues that rural education has been ignored too long by policy makers and even many Americans, and that this crime of omission has had disastrous consequences for many small communities. The article concludes with an examination of some of the tentative but hopeful steps that are being taken to address the crisis in rural education.

scholarly journals O processo formativo: história, memória e trajetória de egressos/as do curso de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo da Universidade Federal de Roraima (LEDUCARR/UFRR)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Consuelem da Silva Sarmento ◽  
Sergio Luiz Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Formative Experience ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
Training Path

The object of this study is the formative trajectory of graduates of the Degree Course in Rural Education at the Federal University of Roraima. The main objective was to identify the challenges of the teaching profession from the perspective of these subjects, based on their formative experience in that course. The research adopted as an instrument for data collection the interview (with 16 graduates), based on the oral history method (Thompson, 1998). The analysis, of a qualitative nature, was structured from the categories: the training path and the teaching profession. The voices of the graduates revealed the importance of this course as an implementation of public policies for the training, at a higher level, of field subjects, which was a dream for most of the survey respondents. In addition, they exposed the difficulties encountered in getting a place to work in rural schools. For most interviewees, the lack of recognition of the course by government entities affects the offer of places in selective and public examinations. Thus, this work aims to expand the debate on proposals for Rural Education.

scholarly journals Interface das políticas da Educação Especial e Educação do Campo sobre a formação de professores

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Arlindo Lins de Melo Junior ◽  
Ivan Fortunato ◽  
Jackeline Silva Alves ◽  
Teresa Cristina Leança Soares Alves
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Rural Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Legal Documents

In special education and rural education interface we find important points about teacher training and their reflexes in the schooling of special education students in rural schools. This paper fulfills the objective of analyzing fundamental documents of the two teaching modalities in question in order to understand mainly what concerns teacher training. The methodological path used in the construction of this text was guided by documentary research of four legal documents of the two teaching modalities. In the policy interface, we saw that the investigated documentation shows concern with the quality of teacher training, although it does not deal with careers and professional development, nor with more specific aspects of the role of Higher Education Institutions in their training. In the end, it is hoped that the discussions presented here will help to promote new and denser research on the fundamental role that teachers play in rural schools.

scholarly journals Safety at Schools: Identifying the Costs Associated with the Necessary Safeguards for Arming Educators

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer C. Weiler ◽  
Luke Cornelius ◽  
Jacob D. Skousen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
School Safety ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Financial Costs

Editors’ note: The Rural Educator publishes a policy brief each issue, intended to explore topics pertinent to rural education policy and advocacy. The issue of school safety is particularly timely, especially for rural schools. We believe this essay, based on surveys of school leaders in Colorado, takes a unique perspective by examining the financial costs that might be associated with policies to place guns in schools.

scholarly journals What Counts as Evidence in Rural Schools? Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence for Diverse Settings

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Eppley ◽  
Amy Price Azano ◽  
Devon G. Brenner ◽  
Patrick Shannon
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based

This policy breif examines the importance of practice-based evidence for rural education.

scholarly journals Research on Teacher Evaluation: A Review of Statute, Regulation and Litigation in the Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Hazi
Keyword(s):  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Teacher Evaluation ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Potential Problems ◽  
Every Student Succeeds Act

Limited research has been done to examine teacher evaluation in rural schools. This article presents an analysis of legislation and regulation of teacher evaluation in selected rural states, highlights their commonalities and differences, reports their litigation, and speculates on potential problems that can result in rural schools. It ends with recommendations for states to consider now that the Every Student Succeeds Act (formerly No Child Left Behind) has passed, and states have the option to reconsider their teacher evaluation plans.

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