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 46, Number 4 (2025)
From the Editors
Research Articles
Exploring an Asset-Based Framework for the Ethics of Care in Rural Communities
Phillip D. Grant, J. Kessa Roberts, and Jamon H. Flowers
Designing Research with Care: A Critical Race Nepantlera Methodological Approach to Rural Latinx College Access
Mayra Puente, Lupita Romo-González, Marlene López Torres, and Melissa Romero
Rural School Redesign: Enacting Care and Mutuality Through Responsive Professional Development
Catharine Biddle
Beyond Community to Collective Care: Reimagining Inclusion for Rural Students with Disabilities
Y. Radeen Yang, Katie M. McCabe, Sarah Bubash, and Carlyn Mueller
Promising Practice Articles
Recovery as Relational Care: Integrating Policy, Education, and Community Resilience in Rural Appalachia
Jon Dance and Josh Thompson
Creating a Culture of Safety: A Rural School’s Story
Melissa Rivers and Katie Ralston
Policy Brief
American Period Poverty: Highlighting Inequity at Home
Julia E. Lever and Phillip D. Grant
