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Alleman, Nathan F.; Holly, L. Neal – Rural Educator, 2013
Formal and informal partnerships between rural schools and their communities can provide a wide range of supports for all students, but particularly those from low-income families. In this analysis of six small rural school districts in Virginia we show how the broad participation of community groups and individuals supports academic achievement…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Low Income Groups
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Leistyna, Joseph A. – Children Today, 1978
Briefly discusses the establishment of a community-based child protection team for working with abused and neglected rural children in a county of 18,000 people. Lists five resources for advocacy groups to contact. (BR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Pilot Projects
Coe, Pam; And Others – 1989
Of Virginia's 139 school districts (which are called "divisions"), 75 (or 54%) are classified as rural. A rural school district is defined as one in which 75% or more of the population lives outside Standard Metropolitan Areas or in which student density if less than or equal to 10 pupils per square mile. While there are large…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Schools
Norton City School Board, VA. – 1973
The DILENOWISCO Educational Cooperative designed the Four I's Project (intervention, introduction, investigation, and involvement) and the K-12 Career Education Program for Norton City in an effort to assist in solving some of the educational problems existing in this isolated central Appalachian area of Virginia. The two projects are discussed…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention