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 2 (2026)
Research Articles
Building Leadership Capacity in Rural Schools: A Regional University Partnership
Chelsea Feusner, Aprille Phillips, Po Hu, and Michael Teahon
Considering AI Adoption and Use: Promises and Paradox for Rural Education
Elizabeth Wargo, Juhee Kim, and Jeff Simmons
Examining Self-Efficacy and Gender in Rural Secondary Engineering Education
Laine Schrewe and Tiffany Karalis Noel
Evaluating a Research Experience for Teachers: Benefits and Challenges for Summer STEM Professional Development
Mark T. Felts, Darcy Tessman, Emily Simpson, and Mark Nanny
Outdoor Learning in Rural Schools: Lessons From a Positive Outlier Case Study
Lauren E. Jacobs, Christiaan G. Abildso, Adam J. Daigneault, Jessica E. Leahy, and Christopher J. Nightingale
Promising Practice Articles
Careers in a Box: A Promising Career Exploration Curriculum for Rural Youth
Kristine M. Ramsay-Seaner, Amber Letcher, Elizabeth Koob, Meagan Scott Hoffman, and Laura Hasselquist
Grow Your Own Special Education Teachers: Lessons Learned
Jerrie L. Brooks
Invited Article
Teacher Preparation: A Foundation for Rural School Success
Sara L. Hartman
Students paddle their canoes upstream on the Penobscot River in Old Town, Maine. Photo courtesy of the University of Maine.
