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Direct linkMarietta, Geoff; Marietta, Sky – Harvard Education Press, 2020
"Rural Education in America" provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the diversity and complexity of rural communities in the United States and for helping rural educators implement and evaluate successful place-based programs tailored for students and their families. Written by educators who grew up in rural America and…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Student Diversity, Place Based Education, Student Needs
Download full textSaifer, Steffen; Speth, Timothy – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2007
This report describes the initial efforts and current status of implementing supplemental educational services (SES) in the Northwest Region states, identifies information gaps and areas of further inquiry, and delineates concerns and challenges for the state education agencies. It is an exploratory effort to identify issues for deeper examination…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Departments of Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Hermanson, Michael J.; Peterson, Michael D.; Sampson, Marsha; Hoagland, Tina – 2003
To deliver training and continuing education for education personnel in a large rural state, Montana has decentralized its Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) by forming five regional councils. The Montana Center on Disabilities developed a statewide training program for using paraeducators as liaisons to communities to enhance…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Higher Education, Intermediate Administrative Units, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Peer reviewedFishbaugh, Mary Susan E.; Christensen, Linda; Burdge, Jolene – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1999
Montana developed an alternative certification program for special educators in response to severe personnel shortages in rural schools. Program strengths include 2 years of mentoring and flexibility in delivery that allows participants to earn certification while working. Evaluation results are presented along with suggested improvements, which…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Distance Education, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education
Fishbaugh, Mary Susan E.; Christensen, Linda – 1998
In response to a shortage of special education teachers in Montana, a pilot emergency endorsement program (Office of Public Instruction Special Education Endorsement Project) was initiated in 1987. During 1988-97, the program enrolled 110 students, all of whom were simultaneously employed as teachers. Of these, 71 completed the program and…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedBurdge, Jolene A.; Fishbaugh, Mary Susan E.; Christensen, Linda – Rural Educator, 2003
An evaluation of Montana's alternative certification program for special education teachers surveyed 117 current students, graduates, mentors, and administrators. Results indicated appreciation for the program but perceived needs for more instruction in severe disabilities, behavior management, development of individualized education programs, and…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Distance Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
