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A recent article in the Journal of Research in Rural Education presents case studies of three rural Wisconsin school districts. Findings suggest categories of why teachers decide to stay in their rural schools, including their commitment to students, opportunities for leadership and collaboration, connections to the community, and personal and professional ties.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Comprehensive School Mental Health Framework advances a continuum of services and supports to promote student and school staff mental health. The framework includes six components and provides implementation guidance from a trauma-sensitive lens. Learn more and review the framework.

Editor’s Note: This project is no longer active at UW–Madison. Interested in becoming a special education teacher AND receiving a fully funded master’s degree from UW–Madison?  UW-SET still has a few openings available for Special Education Teacher Residents for the 2021-22 School Year.  The University of Wisconsin–Madison Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) Residency Program is a 14-month …

This article originally appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal. While the state’s second-largest school district remained closed to in-person learning for most of the school year, a large number of districts across the state maintained in-person learning since September, with some only closing for one or two weeks due to COVID-19-related staffing shortages. The districts …

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin’s new Office of Rural Prosperity says low wages, housing shortages and lack of high-speed internet access are among the issues faced by small towns and sparsely populated areas across the state.  Wednesday, the office created by Gov. Tony Evers under the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. …

This Practice Brief was developed as a result of the roundtable dialogue that occurred at the 2019 PBIS Leadership Forum in Chicago, IL. View and download the resources on the Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports website.

Rural education settings often have accessibility strengths and weaknesses that can make virtual instruction challenging. A range of resources are needed that can be tailored in intensity to meet various student needs (social, emotional, behavioral well-being, academic engagement) adapted to different types of technology. The Remote Instruction Strategy Matrix with corresponding resources provides educators with …

Learn about the key features for successful PBIS implementation in rural settings from Sara McDaniel in a PBIS Forum 2019 interview.

This article originally appeared on WSAW. Across Wisconsin, in small, rural districts made up of just a few hundred students, full-time school nurses are a scarce commodity. It’s not a new issue, but the implications of a school year unfolding mid-pandemic with incomplete access to medical training staff is one that’s concerning to district administrators …

This article originally appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal. A majority of rural Wisconsin school districts surveyed earlier this summer said they wouldn’t require students and staff to wear face masks and are leaning toward reopening school buildings in some capacity for the fall. The Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance sent a survey to the organization’s …