As the official journal of the National Rural Education Association, The Rural Educator serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among the rural education community. The journal aims to provide a greater understanding of the strengths and needs of rural education and to provide rural educators with resources that support their work.
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Current Issue: Volume 47, Number 1 (2026)
Research Articles
Building School, Family, and Community Partnerships That Support Rural Diverse and Exceptional Learners
Jerrie L. Brooks, Brooke A. Moore, and Megan S. Finnerty
“Oh! It’s Fine, We’re Not Even Counting This Anyways”: Remote Educational Experiences of Rural Families With a Child With a Disability During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito, A. Josephine Blagrave, and Aubrey Newland
From Classroom to Field: Rural Teachers’ Integration of Science and the Outdoors
Steph N. Dean and Julianne A. Wenner
Promising Practice Article
Empowering Rural Voices Through Deliberative Mini-Publics
Elizabeth B. Hinchcliff
Invited Articles
Rural Schools of Choice: Virtual Charter Schools
Karen Eppley
Complexities and Intersectionalities of Rurality in Our Current Moment: Conversations Offered Through the 2025 Whippoorwill Book Award
Michael J. Young, Erika L. Bass, Erin Schulz, Monica Roe, and Jacqueline Yahn
Outdoor education in action! Accident Elementary School (Garrett County, Maryland) students building resilience and enjoying the outdoors through winter play. Photograph of a child sitting on a green sled holding a rope handle while sliding on snow. The child is dressed in winter clothing, including a dark jacket, gloves, and boots, with visible sled tracks in the snow behind.
