43 min
Season 6, Episode 17: Rural Renewal: Revamping Schools with Sara and Bob The Rural Scoop
-
- Education
Melissa and Ty interview education professors Dr. Sara Hartman and Dr. Bob Klein about their book "The Middle of Somewhere," highlighting innovative rural partnerships improving access and opportunity. They share how their passion for rural spaces motivated the book to address challenges like teacher shortages and limited funding. Key to successful partnerships are champions, mutual benefits, and sustainability. The book's sections on access, advocacy and equity showcase major rural issues. Sara and Bob discuss policy decisions often overlooking rural contexts, as the book informs more equitable advocacy. Envisioning an exciting future for increasingly diverse rural schools, they stress valuing place when preparing students. Sarah and Bob urge nurturing committed cross-sector partnerships to utilize rural connectivity and enduring, essential rural spaces. Overall the book conveys rural youth and communities as "somewhere" despite prevailing negative stereotypes.
Go to https://betterhelp.com/ruralscoop for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored
Our theme song is Quittin Time Rag by Lon Eldridge. Find his music at https://www.loneldridge.com/
Melissa and Ty interview education professors Dr. Sara Hartman and Dr. Bob Klein about their book "The Middle of Somewhere," highlighting innovative rural partnerships improving access and opportunity. They share how their passion for rural spaces motivated the book to address challenges like teacher shortages and limited funding. Key to successful partnerships are champions, mutual benefits, and sustainability. The book's sections on access, advocacy and equity showcase major rural issues. Sara and Bob discuss policy decisions often overlooking rural contexts, as the book informs more equitable advocacy. Envisioning an exciting future for increasingly diverse rural schools, they stress valuing place when preparing students. Sarah and Bob urge nurturing committed cross-sector partnerships to utilize rural connectivity and enduring, essential rural spaces. Overall the book conveys rural youth and communities as "somewhere" despite prevailing negative stereotypes.
Go to https://betterhelp.com/ruralscoop for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored
Our theme song is Quittin Time Rag by Lon Eldridge. Find his music at https://www.loneldridge.com/
43 min