Rural Education: 25 Ideas To Improve The Forgotten Schools

Jerry Hight (Butte County Office of Education), Charles Brooks (Rebuild Paradise Foundation/ After the Fire), Julie Young (ASU Prep & ASU Prep Digital), Allen Pratt (National Rural Education Association), Ken Parshall (Inflexion) explore Rural Education: 25 Ideas To Improve The Forgotten Schools at the 2021 ASU+GSV Summit.20 percent of people in the world live in rural communities yet very little resources have been invested in teaching the 10 million K-12 students. That is changing. On this panel you’ll hear from leaders who have created programs in rural areas such as Esports, Workforce Development, Access to ASU online courses, Mental Health and Systems of Support.