tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post5965426306424033106..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Rural public education faces many obstacles far beyond insufficient fundingLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-71391184298695629072015-01-14T08:56:05.468-08:002015-01-14T08:56:05.468-08:00If they do get bussing and the buses don't com...If they do get bussing and the buses don't come due to weather conditions, is there any resource? (I mean, in some circumstances schools are required to provide another form of schooling if a certain amount of school is going to be missed. If there are enough school days missed because of school-provided transportation issues, are there at least available options for making up those missed lessons?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799223775022902089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-51265162865610131592014-11-24T22:20:13.833-08:002014-11-24T22:20:13.833-08:00My friend teaches at a high school in a rural area...My friend teaches at a high school in a rural area, and many of problems you pointed out from teacher shortages to the school-to-prison-pipeline ring very true. Another interesting problem that teachers in rural areas face is a lack of oversight, and this hurts both students and teachers. For example, my friend is a Spanish teacher in a rural, mostly Caucasian area, and the administration does not have the resources to truly understand what material the students are supposed to be learning in each level of Spanish; thus, the teachers are left to their own devises. Administration allows teachers to teach at whatever pace they see fit, and they fail to periodically evaluate the teachers. If one is a first year teacher, that means he/she does not have much guidance on what to teach the children, and the children may be falling behind unknowingly. If the school were located in a more urban area, perhaps the school would have greater access to resources to help both teachers and students. Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194765962013620572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-33358918285320283242014-11-18T09:28:24.614-08:002014-11-18T09:28:24.614-08:00This is a great first step to remedying a serious ...This is a great first step to remedying a serious problem. I agree with the majority that funding alone will not fix the problem. The school districts need to ensure they have their priorities in line. Extra curricular activities like athletics are important, but should not funded disproportionally to education. David Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790160910308168582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-64603978265989201032014-11-17T20:02:42.620-08:002014-11-17T20:02:42.620-08:00Great topic. I really liked many of the solutions ...Great topic. I really liked many of the solutions that the Education Week article mentioned: (1) allocating more resources to rural districts to allow them to pay their teachers higher salaries; (2) offering loan-forgiveness for teachers that take jobs at rural schools; (3) offering housing as part of a rural teacher's compensation package. These are practical solutions that directly address the problem of the teacher shortage in rural areas. As we discussed in class, offering housing as part of the compensation package has already proven successful in attracting teachers to rural districts. Ahvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743335711869095282noreply@blogger.com