The newly-formed Louisiana Rural Schools Association is picking up steam. According to Jaleesa Jones-Thompson, Ph.D., who is leading up to organization, the LREA officially has 50 members, and they were recently featured in the state’s largest newspaper, The Advocate.

In this episode, we discuss student data privacy and best practices in technology for protecting student data; the importance of protecting student data, and ways that teachers and administrators should be thinking about data protection; and free resources provided by CoSN that teachers and administrators can use to protect data in rural schools. This is a great episode for anyone concerned with protecting student information in their role in education. 

Imagine you are in a small town, and several industries have moved out of your community. Many of your citizens have lost their jobs. What do you do now? Meet Jon Chadwell, the Executive Director of the Newport Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Jon’s community rallied together and formalized a plan to revitalize their community. This is a great episode for those thinking of revitalizing their economic development and employment through partnerships and grant-funded opportunities.

At the end of the month, the UVA School of Law Education Rights Institute will be releasing a new report and accompanying videos on School Funding featuring the research of the National Rural Education Association, particularly Why Rural Matters: Centering Equity and Opportunity (2023). The first report presents regarding school funding gaps along lines of socioeconomic status, race, and geography (rural and urban). The second report examines key policy considerations for closing those gaps.  

 

The Education Rights Institute will send out the publication notice in their newsletter. If you’re not already, please subscribe to receive the newsletter here: https://www.law.virginia.edu/education/sign-education-rights-institute-newsletter.