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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
  • American Library Association.
    "Library Card Sign-up Month is a time to remind parents and kids that a library card is the most important school supply of all."
  • U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sceince. National Center for Education Statistics.
    "This is a congressionally mandated report that provides an annual portrait of education in the United States." This year uses 46 indicators.
  • Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs.
    "Offers Federally-developed interactive tools and other resources to help community organizations and partnerships in your efforts to support youth."
  • Youthbuild USA.
    "Through the Initiative, YouthBuild USA strengthened the capacity of rural communities to support and train their young people for leadership and a meaningful, productive life within their home communities."
  • 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.
  • Rural Community College Alliance.
    "A network and advocacy group that helps build the capacity of member community colleges to improve the educational and economic prospects for rural America."
Planning Resources
  • Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
Best Practices and Case Studies
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
  • United States Department of Agriculture.
    Community Facilities Loans and Grants (10.766) supports school and library facilities.
Contact Information
Statistics and Data Resources
Publications
  • Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries. Economic Development Association of Alabama. Alabama Farmers Federation Foundation.
    This publication explains what was learned about 10 outstanding rural schools and 10 communities across rural Alabama.
  • 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.
  • Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University in Clarion, PA.
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