We need to think creatively when expanding the workforce, to attract and retain diverse students. Rural residents face unique ...

While these areas do have their rural communities ... and Mississippi being considered more rural still. The most rural state in America is actually right in New England. The state is well ...

In 2006, Save the Children created Early Steps to School Success, which aims to ensure that all U.S. children, including those from remote, under-served areas, have the best ... of the other parents ...

A common misconception is that rural America is predominantly white ... the percentage of people of color in rural areas rose from 20% to 24%. During this time, over 2 million white residents ...

His new home, Dawson County, is one of the fastest-growing counties in the US for young people, amid a wave of movers into rural areas that's reversing a decadeslong trend toward cities.

The lack of rural research and focus has perpetuated many myths and misconceptions about rural education that overlook the ...

Older adults who need eye surgery and live in rural areas of the United States may have a hard time finding doctors. That is because eye surgeons are in short supply in these regions, according to a ...

To meet the needs of these businesses, their workers, and customers, the three laws in the Investing in America Agenda have specific programs tailored to rural areas. Here are five that stand out.

In the public debate over Medicaid expansion in Kansas, a critical fact often gets lost: Large numbers of residents already ...

More than 17% of patients who need an ophthalmic surgeon live in rural America, but fewer than 6% of eye surgeons now work in a rural area, researchers recently reported in JAMA Ophthalmology. “Rural ...

Rural America is largely white and predominantly English-speaking ... And the percentage of people who are members of a racial or ethnic minority living in rural areas increased from 20% in 2010 to 24 ...