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Why Rural Matters in Georgia
Among the top 20 states in most Importance indicators, including 7th in the number of rural people, Georgia's rural education system is very important to the state. Georgia has the largest rural schools in the nation, high levels of poverty, and a large percentage of rural teachers who feel parents don't support their work. Rural teachers are paid fairly well, and not much below other teachers in the state. Georgia's rural schools are in serious need of policy attention.
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.
RESEARCH
Why Rural Matters 2003: Summary for Georgia
School Size, Poverty, and Student Achievement: Georgia results summary
School Size, Poverty, and Student Achievement: National results summary
Study Finds That Small Districts Work, Too
The Rural Bus Ride in Five States
LINKS
Education Commission of the States
National Parent Teacher Association
National Public School Locator
National Center for Education Statistics
Pew Center on the States
Rural Education Directory
Rural Funders Working Group
U.S. Census Bureau
Aug 03 - One-Quarter of Georgia's Title I Schools "Need Improvement"
Jun 03 - Georgia Department of Education Loses $783,000 in Title I Funding
Jan 03 - Georgia Parents Protest Discipline Practices
Dec 01 - Georgia Budget Cuts Could Hurt Rural Schools
Oct 01 - Rural Bus Rides: Study finds it's a long, rough road
Apr 01 - Students Converge in Kearney, Nebraska for Student Extravaganza 2001
Oct 00 - Groups Build Grassroots Leadership in the Southeast
Jun 00 - Discipline Database Derailed: Citizen Action Halts Georgia Department Listings
May 00 - Georgia Adopts Major School Reforms
Apr 00 - Rural Education Working Group Meets in Southeast
Sep 99 = Grassroots Advocates Work to Impact State Reform Commission
Jul 99 - Georgia's Burke County Parent Group Affects School Bus Policies
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