The Rural Educator

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Vol 42 No 1 (2021)

A one story elementary school with a large tree and a flag pole. A sign reads "Luray Elementary School."

With the Blue Ridge Mountains rising above, Luray Elementary sits in the Shenandoah Valley and serves approximately 450 students in grades PK-5 in Luray, Virginia. Photo Credit: Tracy Black

Published: 2021-05-10

Research Articles

#Black Boy Joy: The College Aspirations of Rural Black Male Students

Loni Crumb, Crystal R. Chambers, Jessica Chittum

1-19
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How Professional Development in Co-teaching Impacts Self-Efficacy Among Rural High School Teachers

Tori Colson, Yajuan Xiang, Moriah Smothers

20-31
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Spending Floors in Gifted Education Services

Jaret Hodges, Jessica Ottwein

32-45
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Identifying Rural Salience in the 2020 Whippoorwill Book Award Winners

Jennifer Sanders, Jill Bindewald; Devon Brenner; Karen Eppley, Kate Kedley, Nick Kleese, Natalie Newsom, Stephanie Short

46-51
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Promising Practices

“My Language Learners Seemed Like Ghosts”: A Rural Teacher’s Transformational Journey Implementing the Seal of Biliteracy

Nidza Marichal, Arelis Rosario Roldán, Maria Coady

52-56
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Unscripted Possibilities The National Writing Project's College, Career, and Community Writers Program in Rural High-Need Schools

Tom Fox, Rachel Bear

57-67
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Rural Education Policy Brief

“We Acted Because it's What Needs to be Done: An Interview with West Virginia Teachers

Erin McHenry-Sorber, Sam Nelson, Jay O'Neal

68-72
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