Category: Rural Education

A group of summit attendees seated in a room of circular tables. A presenter speaks at a podium at the front of the room.

100+ rural educators attend 5th Annual Rural Education Summit

More than 124 educators, administrators, and policy leaders convened on April 17 at Made@Plainfield for the fifth annual Rural Education Summit, a daylong convening co-sponsored by the Purdue Center for Rural Research, Education, and Outreach and the Indiana Small and...
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Jennifer Barce, Stephanie Scherer

College faculty attend national forum to advance rural education

Two College of Education faculty represented the Purdue Center for Rural Research, Education and Outreach at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education.

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Jennifer Barce presenting in front of a classroom. Behind her is a presentation on the Purdue Center for Rural Research, Education, and Outreach.

Rural Center director presents Indiana workshops

The national College Board organization, founders of the SAT® and AP® programs, invited the Purdue Center for Rural Research, Education, and Outreach to present a workshop at several venues in Indiana in September.

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Stephanie Scherer with the cover of her new book Cultivating Care: Lessons from a Rural Kindergarten Classroom

Scherer’s Cultivating Care book published

Stephanie Scherer’s new book, Cultivating Care: Lessons from a Rural Kindergarten Classroom, focuses on how one rural kindergarten teacher experiences and embodies care in her classroom.

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Rebekah Hammack

College of Ed professor briefs Congress, NSF on STEM education needs in rural areas

Rebekah Hammack was chosen to serve on a congressionally mandated National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee.

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Jennifer Barce (l) and Stephanie Oudghiri (r)

College hosts Rural Mental Health Roundtable with U.S. Department of Education leaders

The Purdue College of Education’s Center for Rural Research, Outreach, and Education (CRROE) proudly hosted a pivotal Rural Mental Health Roundtable last week, featuring key figures from the U.S. Department of Education.

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