Results: Rural (28 Stories)
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Lytle High School P-Tech Program Builds Career-Ready Digital Skills
Lytle Independent School District, TexasP-12
In the heart of South Texas, Lytle High School in Lytle Independent School District is championing digital equity to bridge economic, educational, and access divides through its Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH). The program, which began in the 2018-2019 school year, offers o...
Topic: Digital Equity
Lindsay Unified School District’s Transformative Journey
Lindsay Unified School District, CaliforniaP-12
In Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) - a small, rural district located in the Central Valley of California - approximately 93% of the students identify as Hispanic/Latino and 42% as ELLs; 24% receive migrant services; and all students receive free meals. The district has committed to ensuring e...
Topic: NETP24
Developing a Portrait of an Educator in Rural Wyoming
Sheridan County School District 3, WyomingP-12
Sheridan County School District 3 (SCSD3) in Clearmont, WY is a rural K-12 district with 96 students. To help the district develop a Portrait of an Educator, they hosted facilitators from the University of Wyoming (UW), who asked teachers a series of questions, including: What do students nee...
Topic: NETP24
A Rural District Finds Ways to Make Computational Thinking Accessible to Everyone
Talladega County Schools, AlabamaP-12
It took three years for Talladega County Schools, a rural Alabama district with a student population of 7,000 that is roughly 67 percent White and 28 percent Black, to develop computing pathways for its students. Talladega applied to participate in the National Science Foundation-funded Developing...
Topic: NETP24
Rural Kentucky District Empowers Teachers and Students to Be Active Learners
Logan County Schools, KentuckyP-12
Shifting to active student use can also mean ensuring active teacher learning. Logan County Schools, a rural, high-poverty school system in Russellville, KY, launched a digital transformation initiative in response to industry and community leaders who indicated that the local workforce needed gradu...
Topic: NETP24
Rural District Leverages their Portrait of a Learner Through Competency-Based Education
Northern Cass School District 97, North DakotaP-12
Northern Cass School District 97, which serves 690 PK-12 students from six rural communities north of Fargo, ND, is implementing competency-based education founded on their Portrait of a Learner. In 2017, the district embarked on a transformation journey driven in part by a specific challenge faced ...
Topic: NETP24
Supporting Teacher and Students in Van Meter, IA
Van Meter Community School district, IowaP-12
Serving over 1,000 PK-12 students in a single building, the Van Meter Community School district in Iowa has committed to helping educators leverage active technology use to support learning goals. Supported by a team of instructional coaches that focuses on building relationships and meeting teacher...
Topic: NETP24
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Diné College Uses Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Inclusion across the Navajo Nation
ArizonaPostsecondary
Diné College is the first tribally controlled college in the United States. The college serves the far-reaching rural needs of the 400,000-member Navajo Nation, including 200,000 citizens beyond the Nation’s borders, through its main campus in Tsaile, AZ and six additional campuses and microsites...
Topic: Digital Equity
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Rural LISC’s Digital Connector Program Partners with Community Organizations
P-12Postsecondary
In many rural regions, communities lack access to high-speed, reliable internet service and devices. However, even after these availability challenges are addressed, individuals require digital skills to effectively use technology to meet their goals and needs. Without these skills, rural communitie...
Topic: Digital Equity
Case Study: Community Partnerships in Ector County Independent School District
Ector County Independent School District, TexasP-12
For Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in rural West Texas, community partnerships have been integral to connecting learners, families/caregivers, and the community to affordable and available broadband. The beginning of the pandemic revealed that 39 percent of learners lacked either a...
Topic: Digital Equity