Rural Schools Collaborative

Teach Rural Oregon Receives Oregon Rural Classroom Grant from foundry10 Teach Rural Oregon Receives Oregon Rural Classroom Grant from foundry10 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Teach Rural Oregon is pleased to announce that it has received an Oregon Rural Classroom Stipends grant from foundry10. The $17,000 grant will be used to provide classroom setup and support grants to rural undergraduate and graduate student educators. These student […]

Teach Rural Oregon, a program of EOU's College of Education and RSC's Oregon Hub partners, have been awarded an Oregon Rural Classroom Stipends grant. 66 new educators will each receive a one-time $250 award to support their work. Congratulations, Teach Rural Oregon! 🎉 👏

RSC Announces 2026 Grants in Place Awardees Welcoming the 2026 Grants in Place Cohort: Connecting rural classrooms to communities through Place-Based Education projects

Happy FFA week from Grants in Place teacher, Chelsy Champlin! Chelsy teaches Ag in Dexter, KS, and welcomed us to her class to see progress on the new chicken incubators, purchased with support from RSC's grant, in partnership with @kstate.bsky.social's Rural Education Center.

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RSC on the road...this time in Missouri! 🗺️

Check out our highlights below and stay tuned for full stories on our school visits.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

This year, RSC was able to support three additional Grants in Place awards to teachers outside of our Regional Hubs.

👩‍🏫Teacher: Maggie Grindstaff
📍Location: Utah
🏫 School: Ephraim Middle School - Ephraim, UT
🌱 Project: Growing Native

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

This year, RSC was able to support three additional Grants in Place awards to teachers outside of our Regional Hubs.

👩‍🏫Teacher: Abby Jones
📍Location: Nebraska
🏫 School: Gibbon High School - Gibbon, NE
🌱 Project: The Compass Project: Finding Our Future Direction

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

This year, RSC was able to support three additional Grants in Place awards to teachers outside of our Regional Hubs.

👩‍🏫Teacher: Susan Nielsen
📍Location: Michigan
🏫 School: Community Alliance for Progressive Education - Hancock, MI
🌱 Project: Human Libraries: Crossi

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Yesica Díaz
📍RSC Regional Hub: Southeast - East Carolina University Rural Education Institute
🏫 School: Bertie County Middle School - Windsor, NC
🌱 Project: From My Classroom to Yours

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Jennifer Buckler
📍RSC Regional Hub: Ohio - Building Bridges to Careers and Ohio University Regional Higher Education
🏫 School: Western Local Schools - Latham, OH
🌱 Project: STEM to Stem: The Cut Flower Collective

What We’re Learning So Far: RSC’s Rural Educator Ecosystem Community… One year into the Community of Learners Project, participants inspire and uplift Rural Teacher Corps efforts nationwide

One year into the Community of Learners Project, participants inspire and uplift Rural Teacher Corps efforts nationwide.

Read the full reflection ➡️ ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/what...

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Desiree Beekman
📍RSC Regional Hub: Ohio - Building Bridges to Careers and Ohio University Regional Higher Education
🏫 School: Ross-Pike Educational Service District - Piketon, OH
🌱 Project: Voices of Appalachia: A Student Podcast

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Ashlie Sorestad
📍RSC Regional Hub: Oregon - Eastern Oregon University - College of Education
🏫 School: Mosier Community School - Mosier, OR
🌱 Project: From Lunch to Life: The Mosier School Compost & Soil Health Project

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Jocelyn Paris
📍RSC Regional Hub: Oregon - College of Education at Eastern Oregon University and support from Roundhouse Foundation
🏫 School: Chenowith Elementary School - The Dalles, OR
🌱 Project: Pollinator Garden

Check out this opportunity! 👀

𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀: Applications are open for the 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯—a six-month, no-cost learning experience focused on responsible, practical AI use in education.

🗓️ Feb. 13 deadline

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𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Stacy Durych
📍RSC Regional Hub: Oregon - College of Education at Eastern Oregon University
🏫 School: Seneca Elementary School - Seneca, OR
🌱 Project: The Seneca Story Walk: Art, Language, and Living History

UMaine COEHD Pinning and Recognition Ceremony celebrates preservice teachers, the teaching profession Nearly 70 students from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development who achieved teacher candidacy in the past year were celebrated at the college’s third annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday.

RSC's New England Hub, UMaine College of Education and Human Development, celebrated nearly 70 future educators at their third annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony. 👏 Read about the full pinning ceremony on UMaine's website below.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Bre Cretser
📍RSC Regional Hub: Northern Rockies - Teton Science Schools
🏫 School: Mountain Community School - Donnelly, ID
🌱 Project: Salmon at School

aiEDU Trailblazers Fellowship — aiEDU Join the aiEDU Trailblazers Fellowship and take a lead role in shaping the future of AI education.

➡️ Are curious about AI’s role in education.

➡️ Want to experiment and reflect on your practice.

➡️ Are open to sharing what works — and what doesn’t.

Join the aiEDU Trailblazers Fellowship starting in Spring 2026! You’ll take a lead role in shaping the future of AI in the classroom, and become a pa

Our Community School - NC Community Schools Coalition The story of P.W. Moore Elementary. This film documents the power of the community school model for students, educators, families, and the community.

RSC's Southeast Hub partners at the East Carolina University Rural Education Institute are celebrating big wins with one of their partner schools. Check out this amazing video highlighting the work being led at P.W. Moore Elementary in Elizabeth City, NC. 🎉 🍎 👏

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

🧑‍🏫 Teacher: Logan Silva
📍RSC Regional Hub: Northern California - California State University-Chico and North State Together
🏫 School: Potter Valley Community Unified School District - Potter Valley, CA
🌱 Project: Native American Art Exploration

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Sarah Morin
📍RSC Regional Hub: North Dakota - North Dakota Small Organized Schools (NDSOS)
🏫 School: Solen Public School District - Solen, ND
✂️ Project: Craft Club

Preparing Teachers for Rural Wyoming: Voices from the Field The Rural Schools Collaborative builds sustainable rural communities through a keen focus on place, teachers, and philanthropy.

The Wyoming Rural Teacher Corps, a partnership between the University of Wyoming and our Northern Rockies hub, Teton Science Schools, is proud to highlight three graduates who have successfully completed their student teaching experiences. 👏

Check out this new I Am A Rural Teacher story featuring Kailyn Hoesman on our website ➡️ ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/kail...

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Megan Phillips
📍RSC Regional Hub: New England - The University of Maine
🏫 School: Brightfield School for Place-Based Education - Bath, ME
🌱 Project: Tools Through Time

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Billie Eppinger
📍RSC Regional Hub: Montana - The Center for Research on Rural Education at Montana State University
🏫 School: Evergreen Kids Corner - Victor, MT
🌱 Project: From Garden to Table: Little Chefs of the Bitterroot

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Kim Walter
📍RSC Regional Hub: Missouri - University of Central Missouri’s College of Education
🏫 School: Bishop Hogan Memorial School - Chillicothe, MO
🌱 Project: KinderGarden Seeds of Curiosity: Little Explorers Outdoor Classroom & Nature Play

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Nathan Hensley
📍RSC Regional Hub: Missouri - The Center for Rural Education housed at Missouri State University (MSU)
🏫 School: Crane High School - Crane, MO
🌱 Project: Learning by doing: finding the solution to food insecurity

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Laura Latham
📍RSC Regional Hub: Missouri - Community Foundation of the Ozarks
🏫 School: Moniteau County R-V - Latham, MO
🌱 Project: School Farmstead

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Melanie Davis-Hardy
📍RSC Regional Hub: MS Rural Education Association in partnership with William Carey University & Mississippi State University
🏫 School: Yazoo County Middle School - Yazoo City, MS
🌱 Project: Roots & Voices: Warriors of the Mississippi River

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

👩‍🏫Teacher: Chelsy Champlin
📍RSC Regional Hub: Kansas - The Rural Education Center at Kansas State University
🏫 School: Dexter High School - Dexter, KS
🌱 Project: Roots & Voices: Farm to Fork– Chickens