Category Archives: Rural

White House Rural Council’s Health IT Initiative Helps Community Colleges Tailor Programs to Workforce Needs

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Guest Blogger

By John White, Judy Murphy, and Thomas Morris With a major workforce transition underway in many rural hospitals and health clinics, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted a conference … Continue reading →

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Connecting Educators, Building Communities Across Rural America

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Arne Duncan

In an increasingly interconnected world, we can no longer allow geography to be a barrier to education and opportunity in rural America. Through the national broadband plan and unprecedented investments in education reform, the Obama administration is leveraging the power … Continue reading →

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Day Two Iowa: Improving Rural Economies & Transforming CTE

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

“I hadn’t taken an algebra class in 40 years,” community college student Jennifer DeLange told Secretary Duncan yesterday morning at a White House Rural Council Roundtable in Waterloo, Iowa. DeLange spent years working in a plastics factory, but when the … Continue reading →

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Duncan Talks College Affordability and Rural Ed in WI and IA

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Waterloo, Iowa – It’s not often that town hall meetings are interrupted by the gentle moo of a calf, but that’s exactly the interjection that two Cabinet secretaries and an audience interested in rural education experienced Wednesday at the University … Continue reading →

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Duncan and Vilsack Discuss Rural Partnerships Before Visit to WI and IA

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

“As the rural community goes, so goes our nation,” Secretary Arne Duncan said yesterday at the Education Commission of the States’ second “Summit on the Role of Education in Economic Development in Rural America,” in Arlington, Va. Duncan joined Secretary … Continue reading →

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Join us for the National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0

Posted on April 16, 2012 by John White

Whether you’re on a farm, in a small town, or at home in your slippers, we’re inviting you to join us on Monday, April 30, from noon to 6 p.m. ET for the National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0, as … Continue reading →

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Duncan Talks College Affordability in South Carolina

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

“If college is unaffordable, then it will become unattainable,” Secretary Arne Duncan tweeted while in South Carolina last Friday during a one-day, three-city visit that focused on innovative education reform and keeping college affordable for America’s families. Duncan began the … Continue reading →

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#AskFAFSA Hours with @RuralED’s John White

Posted on March 20, 2012 by John White

For students in rural areas who may need help paying for college, it’s important that you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) We understand the financial aid process can often be overwhelming, especially if you’ve never gone … Continue reading →

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#RuralED Chat Addresses Partnerships and Community Resources

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White joined W.K. Kellogg Foundation CEO Sterling Speirn recently in a discussion on Twitter about using partnerships and other resources to address the needs of high poverty rural schools. A snapshot of the … Continue reading →

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How Are You Increasing Opportunities in Rural Schools?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by John White

President Obama’s FY2013 budget request includes a discretionary funding increase of $1.7 billion for education, maintains critical formula funding that many rural schools depend on, and proposes new grant opportunities to support innovation. Many rural schools are forming partnerships to … Continue reading →

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Rural Educator Bringing Change

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Cross-posted from the White House Blog. In 2005 when I first began working with the Alamance-Burlington School System in North Carolina to start a college access and career awareness program, “What’s After High School?,” this quote in the office at … Continue reading →

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Some of Nation’s Finest Talk About Teaching in Rural America

Posted on January 24, 2012 by John White

When the White House recently celebrated the latest class of National Board Certified teachers, several of the honorees traveled to Washington from some of America’s most remote and distant rural communities to receive the teaching profession’s highest credential. During their … Continue reading →

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