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Rural Learning
Research Corner with RAND – Community Colleges & Rural Workforce Partnerships
February 23, 2026
Community colleges are more than classrooms—they’re engines of opportunity for rural communities. As trusted anchor institutions, they play a vital role in helping rural residents...
Rural Learning
From High School to Hired: A New Starting Point for Texas Water Careers
October 7, 2025
Water is one of our most essential resources—and it takes skilled people to keep it flowing safely to our communities. Texas has an exciting new...
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Opportunity Youth in Rural Texas
March 4, 2025
Opportunity youth are young adults, 16-24 years of age, who are engaged in neither work nor education. Across the country, there are at least 5...
Rural Learning
Rural isn’t Rural isn’t Rural: Rural Teacher Pipelines
November 9, 2023
Preparing and growing the next generation of teachers is crucial to rural education, but what does the rural teacher pipeline in Texas look like? To...
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Lead Rural
September 29, 2023
Leadership Training: The LeadRural Fellowship is an initiative designed to catalyze rural education leaders who are seeking to bring innovation to their communities, learn new...
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Texas Rural College Promise
May 17, 2023
Texas Rural College Promise is a pioneering program that aims to produce stronger and more equitable college and workforce outcomes for rural Texas students and...
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The Role of Rural Community Colleges
October 26, 2021
Rural community colleges are hubs for community partnerships, postsecondary education and training, and workforce development. This issue-focused meeting provides data, infographics, and an inside view...
