Linda Suskie: Higher Education Assessment Consultant lindasuskie.com/apps/blog/show…

Our #Illinois partners, AIRSS-ILLINOIS along with Miss Illinois are promoting the arts in rural schools! ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/miss-illi…

‘Nearly Every District Is Looking For Teachers’: Teacher Shortage Still A Struggle In Illinois tinyurl.com/y35fgwbj

Black Belt Teacher Corps Making A Difference | Larry Lee on Education. A good story! larryeducation.com/black-belt-tea…

The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools has a new website. Check it out! AIRSS-ILLINOIS airssedu.org

Galesburg Community Foundation and ROWVA CUSD #208 work together to support #STEM in a small rural school. yourgcf.org/rowva-lab/

New teaching corps at WIU aims to fight teacher shortage. Another super rural philanthropy story. Western Illinois University qconline.com/news/local/edu…

Here is the latest from our friends at EIU Rural Schools #EIU Good work in that neck of the woods! eiup-12regionalpartnership.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/y/…

Teacher shortage: A superb article on Community Foundation of the Ozarks Ozarks Teacher Corps! Missouri State-West Plains Missouri State COE MSU Public Affairs usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

Eastern Illinois University Grow Your Own Grant Newsletter #12 createsend.com/t/y-7F32B0F8AE…

"A lot of your rural communities that are thriving are thriving because they have that active civic engagement. They want their children to have a voice in their education and also in their learning process.” -Allen Pratt, Ed.D. NREA #CivXNow

It’s 7am and the NNHS Theatre Board is rehearsing for Saturday’s Murder Mystery Dinner! Come on Saturday for entertainment AND Portillo’s! nnhsarts.com $15 for students and $25 for adults See you there!

Remember all the fun times and great insights from #WMEngage19? Want even more next year? Join us in Baltimore for #WMEngage20! Register now to take advantage of our pre-sale ticket price: cvent.com/events/waterma…

Have you noticed that evolution is dishing out scores of bad leaders.If you want good ideas look sideways. Our future is lateral not hierarchical. It is time for an evolutionary correction.

“An incredible few days of learning, laughing, and bonding as a community of rural educators.” That’s what one of last year’s attendees had to say about the #RuralEdForum. Join us in Louisville, KY, October 24-26! bfk.org/RuralForum NREA

We thank Compeer Financial for their Fund for Rural America! More coming this week--school and community.

We had a great day exploring the Springfield Art Museum and reflecting on the connections between place and art with Ozarks Teacher Corps, Teton Science Schools, and the Placeworks program! Read more here: ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/art-an…

Commentary: Social Capital Can Multiply the Good – or the Bad – in Small Towns dailyyonder.com/commentary-soc…

The EIU Rural Teacher Corps will be holding a site visit at Neoga High School on Monday, November 4th from 4-6pm.

Rural Internet Access and Telemedicine are no longer luxuries, they are absolute necessities because of situations like the #CoronaOutbreak.