ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
Includes the Rural Directory, a listing of rural education resources, information from forums and chats dealing with rural issues, and access to ERIC digests on rural education issues.

Rural Education Directory
Search by keyword, organization name, and/or state for links to sites dealing with rural education in the US.

Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
Information from the ERIC database that relates to rural schools and small schools. In addition are materials on Mexican American, migrant, and American Indian educational issues.

Rural Education
The National Center for Education Statistics provides links to data and resources related to rural education.

OCRE
Organizations Concerned about Rural Education is a coalition of more than two dozen education, farm, rural, technology and utility organizations. What brings us together is our common concern for the economic future of rural America, particularly, the education of rural children.

Pulling Together: Research and Development Resources for Small Schools
A collection of research and development resources for educators who work in rural settings. The resources include Web sites, publications, training programs, model programs, and services.

Minnesota Rural Education Association
Focuses on Minnesota's rural schools, including state legislative policy updates and links to other educational organizations.

Getting Kids Ready for School in Rural America
The family, school, and community must collaborate to nurture two types of readiness in young children--readiness to learn and readiness for school.

Distance Learning Resource Network -- Star Schools
A federally funded distance education program which offers instructional modules, enrichment activities and courses in science, mathematics, foreign languages, workplace skills, high school completion and adult literacy programs.An ideal small rural schools connection to additional resources for students.

Checklist for Pre-Planning Rural School Facilities
It is the intention of the author to provide some help to small-school administrators in educating the district?s planning team and in setting the stage before an architect is hired.

A Practical Look at Comprehensive School Reform for Rural Schools
Examines research about whole-school reform and what rural educators can expect.

OESE: Smaller Learning Communities
The Smaller Learning Communities program provides funding for Local Education Agencies to plan, develop, and implement smaller learning communities in high schools.

Rural Schools and Community Trust
Through advocacy, research, and outreach, the Rural Trust strives to create a more favorable environment for rural schooling, for student work with a public audience and use, and for more active community participation in schooling.

The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs.

National Rural Education Association
Organization of rural school administrators, teachers, board members, regional service agency personnel, researchers, business and industry representatives and others interested in maintaining the vitality of rural school systems across the US.

Integrated Services: A Summary for Rural Educators
This Digest clarifies what integrated social service delivery entails and discusses major models of service integration, as well as the important role of case management. The Digest concludes by considering the circumstances and challenges that affect plans for this type of service delivery system in rural America, including the needs of rural families.

Parent and Community Involvement in Rural Schools
Parent involvement programs for rural communities work best when they respond to particular features of the communities they serve.

Rural Human Services
A list of links compiled by the Welfare Information Network covers a wide range of rural issues and organizations.

Rural Education and Training
Programs and Links Related to Rural Education and Training

Opera as an Intervention for Rural Public School Children
Offers an essay which examines how studying opera can benefit students in rural schools.