Blog – RERIC

Our Mission

To conduct rigorous, sophisticated, and interdisciplinary research that is responsive to needs identified by rural schools and communities; promote implementation of evidence-based practices in rural school settings; and facilitate engagement among researchers, practitioners, families, and youth to maximize educational outcomes and general well-being.

Rural Wisconsin ailing from workplace issues, a lack of housing and broadband

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.

PBIS in Rural America: Addressing Barriers and Building on Strengths

OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Adapting PBIS Practices for Rural Settings: Remote Instruction Strategy Matrix

OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

What are the key features needed for successful PBIS implementation in rural settings?

Many rural Wisconsin school districts don’t have full-time nurses. Some don’t have any at all.

WSAW

Majority of surveyed rural Wisconsin schools say masks not mandated, lean to reopening in fall

A majority of rural Wisconsin school districts surveyed earlier this summer said they wouldn’t require students and staff to wear face masks…

Craig Albers Interviewed by WSAW

Inside the decision-making turmoil: For parents and school administrators, there’s no easy answers.

Prevalence of Children Aged 3–17 Years with Developmental Disabilities

Zablotsky B, Black LI. (2020) Prevalence of children aged 3–17 years with developmental disabilities, by Urbanicity: United States, 2015–2018 (PDF). National Health Statistics Reports; no 139. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics.

Why More Wisconsin Schools Are Enrolling Fewer Students

Aging communities, fewer births are shaping the future of districts around the state.

What’s Right With Rural? Teacher Speakout! keeps conversation going between rural Wisconsin teachers and education researchers

We hear a lot about the challenges of rural education: declining enrollment, limited resources and funding, difficulty recruiting teachers and keeping them. And at UW‒Madison’s Rural Education Research & Implementation Center (RERIC), much good work is being done to improve educational outcomes in the state’s distant, sometimes forgotten classrooms.

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