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General rural education organizations and rural school planning information, best practices for rural educational institutions, rural funding programs and higher education funding resources, education statistical data sites, state and local contacts and full-text publications.
General
  • Youthbuild USA.
    "This pre-event to the Conference of Young Leaders, brings together a select group of mature, thoughtful, prepared and passionate young people to explore the unique challenges facing rural youth."
  • U.S. General Services Administration. Kids.gov.
    "Find links to government and other kids' sites -- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun!"
  • DHHS. Administration for Children and Families. Child Care Bureau.
  • The White House.
    "A nationwide effort to raise awareness about the challenges facing our youth, particularly at-risk boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth in three key areas: family, school, and community."
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Planning Resources
  • Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
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Best Practices and Case Studies
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Funding and Program Assistance
  • GSA. CAO. Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division.
    A database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
  • USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
    Please search for the programs below in the database for more details and contact information.
    • 84.145 Federal Real Property Assistance Program
    • 84.364 Literacy through School Libraries
    • 84.358 Rural Education
    • 84.350 Transition to Teaching
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Contact Information
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Statistics and Data Resources
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Publications
  • USDA. Economic Research Service.
    This Rural Development Research Report (No. RDRR98) from January 2004 provides the latest information from the 2000 Census and other Federal sources on the education characteristics of rural workers and counties.
  • Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Department of Library Science. Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship.

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