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Herrera, Monica; Hoelting, Joyce – New Directions for Higher Education, 2010
In January 2003, the Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) contacted land grant universities in Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Washington to involve them in a program initiative to address rural poverty. After a strategic planning process, NWAF had shifted from traditional grant making to operating programs that…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Poverty, Land Grant Universities, Extension Education
Johnston, Robert C. – Education Week, 1997
Howard High School (South Dakota) is part of the Annenberg Rural Challenge, a privately funded national effort to strengthen rural schools and their communities. Rural Challenge schools create curricula specific to community history and resources, aiming to help students become active knowledgeable citizens. Student projects and the positive and…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, High Schools
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Bauck, Tamara – TechTrends, 2001
Reviews the history of distance education in South Dakota. Highlights include interactive videoconferencing on the Digital Dakota Network (DDN); four video consortiums for K-12 schools; the Rural Development Telecommunications Network; the Electronic University Consortium; higher Education opportunities via the Internet, satellites,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education