Timber revenue has since dried up. Lawmakers in 2000 approved the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act ...

The district is part of a growing trend in rural communities, where schools are switching to four-day school weeks to attract ... to watch the youngest child at home on Monday.

The Rural Medicine Program includes a year of prematriculation study at the post-baccalaureate level in the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University, followed by four years of medical ...

Students will train and work in rural school districts, where they will gain hands-on experience while helping underserved communities. "Research shows that students in rural schools often report ...