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WEB6 days ago · Profile: ‘The Rural Educator’ Highlights the Need for Increased Support in and for Rural Schools. An academic journal from the National Rural Education Association publishes research aimed at solving some of the most pressing and unique problems faced by rural schools. by Lane Wendell Fischer August 30, 2024. Education.
New Round of Federal Grants Will Inject Billions into Rural …
WEBJun 11, 2024 · A new round of grants from the federal government will pay out $78 million across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations, hoping to reduce energy bills for rural people and create new renewable energy projects, the Biden administration announced.
These Four Rural Towns Are Using Creative Placemaking to Thrive
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Fergus Falls, MN, population 13,450. Springboard has developed a four-part framework for implementing creative people power in communities. It goes like this: First, support artists to make a living. Second, have artists at the table, especially in community engagement. Third, make hubs and homes for creativity.
Mountain Talk - The Daily Yonder
WEBJul 19, 2010 · Mountain Talk. In Appalachia, we know where you’re from by the way you talk. by Betty Dotson-Lewis July 19, 2010. In the corner of Appalachia where Tennessee meets Virginia, where this photo was taken, dialect is more southern. Mountaineers like to talk and you can tell what part of Appalachia people come from by the words they use.
Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold - The Daily …
WEBDec 3, 2021 · An unsettling encounter on a road in rural West Virginia was a beginning of a rural legend and a personal tragedy for the man involved. by Liz Carey December 3, 2021. Things always seem mysterious on chilly fall nights in the country. For Woodrow Derenberger, his mysterious encounter with an almost human grinning man on the backroads of West ...
Revisiting the Van Meter Visitor, as Its Festival Takes Shape - Daily ...
WEBAug 6, 2021 · Called the Van Meter Visitor, the pterodactyl-looking creature first appeared in the small rural town in 1903, according to legend. Over the course of five nights in September and October that year, several of Van Meter’s most upstanding citizens reported seeing a half-human, half-animal creature with enormous bat wings fly above the city.
Beau of the Fifth Column Talks Media, Democracy, and Small …
WEBMay 20, 2022 · You’re there for his voice. Beau of the Fifth Column was our latest guest on Everywhere Radio. For this episode, Beau spoke with Xandr Brown, multimedia producer at the Daily Yonder. A portion of the conversation first aired as part of the Rural Assembly Everywhere virtual festival that took place on May 10 and 11, 2022.
Illinois Town Welcomes Its Local Monster on Main Street - The …
WEBOct 29, 2021 · The legend of the Big Muddy Monster started around midnight on June 25, 1973. Randy Needham and Judy Johnson were in a parked car near the Big Muddy River, hoping to take advantage of a little alone time together when they noticed a foul smell. As they turned and looked out the window to investigate, they saw a …
Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
WEBApr 10, 2024 · According to the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College, the estimated population of North American Amish in 2023 was 384,290 (6,100 in Canada), a 116% increase from 2000. Statistics show that the population nearly doubles every 20 years. Unlike some other Christian denominations, Amish communities don’t ...
Republicans Double Down on School Vouchers by Taking Fight to …
WEBMay 8, 2024 · State Republican leaders are cracking down on rural members of their own party who oppose universal school vouchers, which allow families to take a portion of their state’s education funding away from public schools to pay for their child’s private education.
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