Only 12% of Arizona's people and students and 19% of its schools are in rural communities, but the state ranks first in the percentage of rural children living in poverty and fourth in the percentage who are minorities, making rural education important to the state's overall educational performance. Both school-level administrative costs and the percentage of rural school money that gets into the classroom are extremely low, as are teachers' salaries and their perception of parental support for their work. The need for policy attention is urgent.

From Why Rural Matters 2003: The Continuing Need for Every State to Take Action on Rural Education, February 2003. Learn more about why rural matters in your state.

Rural Schools on the Prairie Turn to the Land for Learning and Inspiration Schools working with the School at the Center in Nebraska, the Land Institute in Kansas and the Northern Arizona Rural Trust Cluster are using their unique prairie environments to help students explore, conserve and respect the land. Read more about this Featured Project Projects in Arizona Learn In Beauty Do you know about a rural education program, organization, or issue in this state? Please contact us.

Reclaiming Indian Education Through Partnerships with Engaged Institutions (S.J. Wilson, 2003)

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Mar 01 - Unequal and Inadequate: Funding Litigants Eyeing Facilities Issues

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