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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.

Getting Rural Children through the Door

Blackstock, J., Chae, K. B., Mauk, G. W., & McDonald, A. (2018). Getting Rural Children through the Door: Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Care for School-Aged Children in Rural Areas. The Rural Educator, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v39i1.212

Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Schools

Heitkamp, T., Nielsen, S., Schroeder, S. (2019). Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Schools. Retrieved from Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network. Retrieved September 30, 2019, from Mhttcnetwork.org website: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/mountain-plains-mhttc/promoting-positive-mental-health-rural-schools

WCER Experts Explain Critical Intersection between Education, Health

At WCER’s Rural Education Research and Implementation Center (RERIC), Craig Albers and his team are studying the self-identified needs of Wisconsin’s rural schools, including the problem of how best to address their students’ mental and behavioral health issues.

Parochialism or Pragmatic Resistance?

Mette, I., Biddle, C., Congdon, M., & Mercado, A. (2019). Parochialism or Pragmatic Resistance? The Role of Community-Engaged Leadership, Activist Scholarship, and Vulnerable Rural Ecologies within School Reform. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 29(2), 78–98.

RERIC Partners With Rural Wisconsin

Last fall, the Wisconsin Center for Education Research launched the Rural Education Research & Implementation Center, or RERIC (rare-ik)—a first-of-its-kind center in Wisconsin dedicated to improving educational outcomes for rural students, families and schools through rigorous, partnership-based research.