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The Rural Summit: Conversations for Action

The Rural Summit: Conversations for Action

Written by: Partners for Education
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 The Rural Summit: Conversations for Action is a podcast centered on sharing best practices for improving educational outcomes in rural communities. We explore current challenges facing rural students, schools and communities through in-depth discussions with experts and practitioners. We also celebrate the great work being done in rural areas across the country.
Episodes
  • Innovations in Summer Learning at Public Libraries

    Innovations in Summer Learning at Public Libraries
    May 21 2021

    Lesley Graham, Senior Director of Community Impact at Save the Children, was joined by Ashley Wagers from Jackson County Public Library, Tamsyn Oakes from Save the Children, and Dorothy Weintraub from Scholastic to discuss summer initiatives.
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    51 mins
  • A preview of the 2021 Rural College Access and Success Summit

    A preview of the 2021 Rural College Access and Success Summit
    Mar 19 2021

    For our March Conversation For Action, Dreama Gentry, Executive Director at Partners For Education at Berea College, was joined by Aaron DuPuis, Community Relations Coordinator, and Stephanie Lesperance, Director of GEAR UP Alliance at Campus Compact for Hampshire. They discussed the upcoming virtual Rural Summit.
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    49 mins
  • Strategies for Expanding Educations and Workforce Training Opportunities

    Strategies for Expanding Educations and Workforce Training Opportunities
    Feb 17 2021

    For our February Conversation, we were joined by Danielle Vetter, senior program officer, and Kirstin Yeado, program officer, from Ascendium. Danielle and Kirstin are part of Ascendium’s Rural Education and Workforce Training focus area that seeks to expand education and workforce training opportunities for rural learners.
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    49 mins
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