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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 1 (2025)

Research Articles

Review of Research

Promising Practice Article

Policy Brief

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The 2024 Whippoorwill Award: Gathering Stories of Indigeneity, Connection, and Belonging
Erika L. Bass, Michael J. Young, Alan Hoffman, Jacqueline Yahn, Monica Roe, Devon Brenner, and Chea Parton

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Living Act 31: Perspectives From Bayfield, Wisconsin
Brian Boyd, Rebecca Boyd, Beth Dahl, Rick Erickson, Cate Williams, and Doug Adams

Beaver Island Community School students marvel at the beauty of USCGC Spar (WLB-206) picking up buoys and marking the beginning of winter.