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Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Why Rural Matters: The Need for Every State To Take Action on Rural Education.
Beeson, Elizabeth; Strange, Marty
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v16 n2 p63-140 Fall 2000
Using standard data sources, information is presented for each state on the importance of rural education to the state's overall educational performance and the urgency for state policymakers to develop explicit rural education policies. The 8 importance and 11 urgency indicators for each state are presented in table and graph form, and comparisons between states are presented in graph form. (TD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Minority Groups, Misassignment of Teachers, Poverty, Public Policy, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Demography, School Size, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Student Ratio
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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