75.054 - Understanding Educational Opportunity in Rural School Districts: An Examination of Community, Demography, and Policy

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The purpose of this session is to examine how community, demography, and policy impact educational opportunity in rural contexts. Given that Brown v. Board of Education was a compilation of cases, including some rural, it is important to analyze progress concerning educational opportunity for students currently attending school in rural districts. Papers included in this session range in scope from broad topics such as school funding and school choice to case studies of rural districts seeking to provide equal educational opportunity to students in their respective districts. Additionally, papers presented in this symposium vary in methodology. They range from theoretical to complimentary mixed methods.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Rural Education

Chair

• Sheneka M. Williams, University of Georgia

Papers

• School Funding and Rural Districts - Jerry Johnson, University of West Florida; Brian P. Zoellner, University of North Florida

• Location, Location, Location: School Choice in the Rural Context - Ain A. Grooms, University of Georgia - Athens

• A New Narrative on Rural Education: How One High School Takes on 21st-Century Challenges - Erica Lopatofsky Kryst, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Stephen Kotok, The University of Texas - El Paso; Annelise Hagedorn

• It Takes a Community: Preparing Teachers for Rural African American Early Childhood Students - Janeula M. Burt, Bowie State University; Daniel Boyd, Lowndes County Public Schools