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The unique case for rural charter schools

  • Written by Karen Eppley, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Pennsylvania State University
imageRural schools are an often overlooked part of the public education system.Sascha Erni/flickr, CC BY

The recent appointment of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education has brought rural schools into the national conversation in ways never seen before. At her confirmation hearing, DeVos said that guns might have a place in schools in order to protect...

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