This Ain’t Your Grandfather’s CTE: Revitalizing Rural Schools through Career Technical Education
Guest author and veteran educator Joe Brewer shares how CTE programming improves student outcomes
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2024 Rural IL CTE Project Report Now Available
A First-of-its-Kind Report on the Status and Health of Rural Illinois Career & Technical Education Programming
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Training for Rural Vitality: Reflecting on the First Year of the Rural IL CTE Project
I am a huge proponent for the power of our small towns and country places. As a product of a small town in West Central Illinois myself, I feel the struggles we have faced in a social and economic system that does not regard rural places as much more than either a backward anachronism that
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Rural Education Advisory Council Discusses Defining Rural in Illinois
The new Illinois Rural Education Advisory Council, created through the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1787 last year, met for the second time to begin work on some of the most pressing issues facing rural and small schools across the state. The Council represents a critical opportunity for rural communities and schools to have representation
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Celebrating Rural & Small Schoolteachers during Teacher Appreciation Week!
Teachers are the cornerstone of our rural schools and communities. The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools was thrilled to see the great responses from our network to nominate rural educators of all types whom they respect and admire. Thank you to everyone who participated, and especially to our rural educators across Illinois working
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Rural CTE Council Convenes at Western Illinois University
The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools was thrilled to host members of the Rural Illinois Career & Technical Education Project Advisory Council as well as special guests from Western Illinois University and the Illinois State Board of Education for an in-person meeting to discuss new data on the status of CTE programs at
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Rural Education Advisory Council Members and First Meeting Date Announced
The Newest Voices of Rural and Small Schools The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) worked for several years to create, through legislation, the Rural Education Advisory Council (REAC) in Illinois. In 2023, this vision came one step closer to reality with the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1787 (Public Act 103-0457). AIRSS
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The Rural IL CTE Project Hears from Educators and Experts at the 94th Annual IACTE Conference
The Rural IL CTE Project, a new partnership between the Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), has a goal of meeting with and listening to as many rural career and technical education (CTE) programs as possible. To this end, program director John Glasgow attended the
Meet AIRSS’s Three Newest Board Members
Please join us in welcoming these great rural advocates as they prepare to kick off their two-year terms on January 1st, 2024.
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The AIRSS Team Represents Illinois at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education in Tennessee
The AIRSS team was able to journey down to Chattanooga to attend the event.