The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Join Us for the First-Ever Rural Education Conference in Illinois! Home Rural IL CTE Advisory Council The Prairie Career Advocate: Effingham Spring 2026 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate Rural IL CTE Project Rural CTE Research Reports Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools Completes Most Detailed Career Education Report To-Date: Finds Rural Problems, Perseverance, and Hope The Sites and Styles of Rural Career Education Growing Rural Computer Science Lessons through Ag Education First Regional Rural Future Teacher Club Event Driving Equity: Understanding and Addressing Transportation Barriers in Rural Illinois Regional Rural Future Teachers’ Club Continues Momentum with Second Spring Event Webinar Recordings Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 Becomes Law Prairie Career Advocate 6: Bureau Valley AIRSS Welcomes New Partner, OneGoal The Prairie Career Advocate Membership Winter 2025 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate A Cornucopia of CTE Creativity Illinois Rural Teacher of the Year Program AIRSS Featured in Illinois Farmer Today AIRSS and Central States Bus Sales Announce Exclusive New Partnership to Support Illinois Rural Partners Monmouth TARTANS, Students Share Rural Teacher Corps Experience Illinois Feature for I Am A Rural Teacher Miss Illinois – Power of Wonder Illinois Feature for I Am A Rural Teacher #WeCanDoThis Twitter Campaign 2.0 Partner Spotlight: Carty & Company, H.E. Mitchell, P3 Group Carlin Smock selected to be a 2022-23 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellow! AIRSS, the Rural Teacher Corps, and An Old Twist on a New Problem Small Illinois school districts seeking a greater voice in Springfield LeadRural Fellowship Evidence Based Funding Spending Plan Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from AIRSS North Central College Announces New Partnership with AIRSS ISBE names Dr. Tony Sanders new State Superintendent of Education SB1787 Passes! The Teacher Shortage from the Rural Perspective THANK YOU: SB 1787 Passes House Education Committee IMPORTANT – Update on Senate Bill 1787 A Thank You to Governor JB Pritzker Honoring Jim Beddow AIRSS Executive Director Meets with Governor Rauner AIRSS Board of Directors Transition Thank You to Illinois Secretary of Education Dr. Beth Purvis Friday, November 17th is Illinois Rural and Small School Day! News