ERIC ED395745: Rural Education Directory: Organizations and Resources, 1996.

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Hammer, Patricia Cahape, Comp.
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Rural Education Directory: Organizations and
TITLE
Resources, 1996.
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Federal Programs; Higher Education; Hotlines
(Public); *Information Sources; National
Organizations; *Organizations (Groups); *Periodicals;
Public Agencies; *Rural Education; *Services; State
Departments of Education; State Programs
ABSTRACT
This directory provides information on organizations
and resources related to rural education. The first section lists 62
national and multistate organizations, including agencies,
associations, centers, clearinghouses, and federal programs. Each
entry includes address, contact person, telephone number, and a brief
profile of organizational activities and services. This section also
includes information on federal hotlines and information services.
The second section lists 22 journals and periodicals that address
rural education or rural studies in general. Each listing includes
address, contact person, subscription cost, and information on the
focus of articles. The last section lists 151 state and territorial
organizations, including associations, education agencies, data
centers, and other organizations with rural resources. Entries are
listed by state and include address, contact person, telephone
number, and a brief profile of organizational activities and
services. Includes an index.
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Rural Education Directory
Organizations and Resources
1996
Compiled by
Patricia Cahape Hammer
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
Charleston, 'West Virginia
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
Appalachia Educational I.aboratory
P. O. Box 1348
Charleston, WV 2.5325-1348
Comight 1996 by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America
This publication was prepared with funding front the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational
Research and Improventent, under contract no. RR93002012. The opinions expressed herein do not
necessarily reflect the positicats or policies of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement or the
Department of Education.
The ERR: Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools is operated by the Appalachia Educational
Laboratory (ALL), Inc AEI, is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
National and Multistate Organizations
(Agencies, Associations, Centers, Clearinghouses, Federal Pro-
grams, and Others)
Federal Hotlines and Information Services
Rural Journals and Periodicals
State and Territorial Organizations
(Associations, Education Agencies, Data Centers, and Other
Organizations with Rural Resources)
Index
Shcitild your Organizatioti he in the Next Rural Education Directory?
Acknowledgments
Staff of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small
Schools would like to thank the organizations listed in this directory who
responded to our requests for information. This directory is based on a
collaboration that began several years ago with the National Rural
Education Association (NREA); we would like to acknowledge the help we
have received from NREA director, joe Newlin, each time we have updated
this directory. Additionally, we thank the staff of the regional educational
laboratories, who supplied us with contact information from within each
of their regions. Thanks a'so to Carol Boston who provided invaluable
advice the last time around, which we have put to good use this time
Lastly, we thank Cindy Dawson, Velma Mitchell, Carla McClure,
and Mary Farley for help in compiling information and preparing the
manuscript for publication.
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Section 1
National and Multistate Organizations
(Agencies, Associations, Centers, Clearinghouses,
Federal Programs, and Others)
American Council on Rural Special Education
American Association of School Administrators
(ACRES)
Small School District Program & Committee
221 Milton Bennion Hall
1801 N. Moore St
Department of Special Education
Arlington, VA 22209
University of Utah
Contact: Mary Reese
Salt Lake City. UT 84112
703/875-0728
Contact: Joan Sebastian
Fax: [phone]
801/585-5659
The American Association of School Administrators
Fax: [phone]
(AASA) provides an advisory committee on rural/
ACRES is a national organization designed to enhance
small school issues for all members. The committee
rural special education services and related teacher
meets three times a year. A network of key contacts
education. The organization hosts an annual national
in each AASA state affiliate links small districts across
conference and produces a quarterly journal, Rural
the nation and is an effective national voice on issues
Special Education Quarterly, and a bimonthly newsletter,
Concerns are
impacting small school districts.
RuraLink, which share brief items about rural special
brought to the attention of other national organiza-
education issues, conferences, and successful pro-
tions. U.S. government officials, and members of
grams. ACRES also produces and disseminates reports
Congress.
and curricula for preservice, inservice, and public
school use.
American Association of State Colleges Sr_ Uni-
versitiesRural Affairs
American Educational Research Association
1 Dupont Circle, Suite 700
Special Intere.st Group on Rural Education
Washington, DC 20036- 1196
University of Iowa
Contact: Joyce Scott
Lindquist Center
202/293-7070
Iowa City, IA 52242-1529
Fax. [phone]
Contact: William A. Matthes, Chair
The American Association of State Colleges and
319/135-6044
Universities represents over 370 public colleges and
Fax: [phone]
universities, as well as more than 30 state systems of
The Special Interest Group (SIG) on Rural Education
postsecondary education. The organization's mem-
is one of 104 such SIGs sponsored by the American
bership is composed of college presidents and system
Educational Research Association (AERA). The Rural
heads. The Rural Mission Focus Group is made up of
SIG was established in September 1978. Its purpose
15-30 college chancellors and presidents who repre-
is to encourage educational research relative to rural
sent the more than 140 rural institutions that are
schools and people in rural America and to provide a
members of AASCU. The Council develops piblica-
forum for the dissemination of the findings of such
dons and proposals as well as strategies for serving
To accomplish this purpose, the group
research.
rural populations. AASCU cosponsors conferences
holds a business meeting and sponsors several presen-
information on
on rural issues and provides access to
tations during the AERA annual meeting. A newslet-
In addition, the
rural higher education initiat ives.
ter is published three times a year to keep members
organization advocates for support of federal legisla-
informed and involved. Membership is open to both
tion that benefits rural areas.
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NATIONAL ANI ) Mt TI'Is ra ii ORGANI/AnONS
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members and nonmembers of A_ERA who have an
Appalachian Regional Commission
interest in promoting research about rural and sniall
1666 Connecticut Ave. NW
schools. Annual membership dues are currently $3.
Washington, DC 20235
Contact: Ann Anderscm
Annenberg Rural Challenge
202/884-7770
P 0 Box 1569
Serves all
of West Virginia and the Appalachian
Granby, CO 80446
coluities of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland,
Cimt act: Paul Nachtigal
Mississippi, New York,
North
Carolina,
Ohio,
970/887-1064
Pennsylvania,
South
Carolina,
Tennessee,
and
Fax: [phone]
Virginia.
Since
1965, the Appalachian Regional
Elie Rural Challenge is a 5-vear, $50 million grant from
Commission has served as a catalyst for change by
Ambassador Walter Annenberg, to be matched dollar for
directing resources through its federal, state, and local
The Challenge is interested in working with
dollar.
part nersh:ps to fund a wide range of projects, from
clusters or networks of schools who are engaged in, or
transportation to housing, health care, and education.
ready to be engaged in, the kind of fundamental school
The ARC provides a combination of the many
reform needed to create genuinely good, genuinely rural
different
components of economic development:
schools. Participation is by invitation only. Interested
physical
infrastructure
(highways,
roads,
access
schools should send a two- or
three-page
letter
telecommunications, sewer and water projects); human
describing who they arc, what they would like to pursue
development (education, health care, workfc)rce training,
as Rural Challenge partners. and what they might
adult literacy training, leadership development); and
contribute to the work of the Rural Challenge.
business
(export
promotion,
tourisni
development
promotion, small business development).
Appalachia Educational Laboratory
The Rural Center
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
P. O. Box 1'348
East Tennessee State University
Charleston, WV 25325
Box 70.556
Contact Hobart Harmon
Johnson City, TN 37614-05.56
800/624-9 l 20
Contact: Jane Woodside
304/347-0487
Fax.
421/929-5348
E-mail. harnumlquael org or howley0i ael org
The Center is a hub of scholarly, educational, public
Serves Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West
service, and artistic projects addressing the needs and
interests of the Appalachian Region. Established in
Among the
regional
educational
laboratories
10
1984, the Center is involved in several activities of
(RELs), AEl. has been designated to develop rural
special interest to those involved in rural education.
education as its national area of specialization
The
(1) The Archives of Appalachia luol I
pproximately 5
Rural Center is the organizational home for the RH.
million manuscripts, nearly a quarter of a million
projects and the
rural
including regional
wc)rk,
photographs, approximately 6,000 sound and rooving
national specialty. In-region projects focus on school
iniage recordings, and a special collection of regional
readiness, academic achievement, arid school-to-work
books and other publications (see WWW site at
opportunities.
The national specialty sponsors the
littp.//www east-tcnn-st edu:80/archapp/).
(2) The
National Academy of Rural School Practitioners and
Reece Museum hous 's
artifacts related to life
in
Researchers and the Academy's related projects. Other
Southern Appalachia, as well as contemporary fine
collaborations of the Rural Center (including small
folk arts, and crafts, and conducts weekly
arts,
c(lntracts) have dealt with rural school oinsolidation,
"Artsploration" classes for children, grades 1-7.
(3) The
K-12 "unit" schools, service learning, a longitudinal
Appalachia Studies Curriculum allows undergraduates
study of state education reform, workforce education
to gain a greater understanding of their region.
(4)
rural
education
developn lent
st rat egies,
service
,
The Bluegrass and Country Music Program, the only
agencies, and the national research agenda in rural
one of its kind in the ccnintry at a 4-year university, is
AEI, also operates the national ERR:
education.
a joint undertaking of the Center and the university's
Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Scliools
music department. Projects currently under develop-
(see separate listing).
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NATIONAL AND Mt!IXISTATE ORGANIZATIONS
Federal Hotlines and Information Services
U.S. Congress
202/225-1772
Information about the status of the legislation
Information about Senators, Representatives, Committees, or Subcommittees
202/224-3121
Ilouse Document Roomcall for copies of bills and reports
202/22.5-3456
Democratic Cloakroom, I louse of Representativescall to check legislative
activity on the floor of the I louse 202/225-7400
Rept:oilcan Cloakroom, Ilouse of Representativescall to check legislative
202/225-7430
activity on the floor of the IIouse
Senate Document Roomcall for copies of bills and reports
202/224-7860
Democratic Cloakroom, Senatecall to check legislative activity on the floor
of the Senate
202/224-8541
Republican Cloakroom, Sen-t ecall to check legislative activity on the floor
202/224-8601
of the Senate
Supreme Court Public Information
202/479-3211
The White I louse
202/456-1414
Aids Ifot line
800/342-AIDS
Federal Student Financial Aid
800/41:EDAM
National Library of Education
800/424-1616
National Runaway Switchboard
800/621-4000
Safe Drinking Water IIotline
800/426-4791
Toxic Substance Control Act Assistance
Information Service
202/554-1404
ment include a fourth-grade curriculum in Appala-
202/205-8241
202/205-8723
chian studies, and an encyclopedia of Appalachia.
t-eated by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Clear-
Children's Defense Fund
inghouse responds to inquiries, provides referrals, and
disseminates information about services for individuals
25 E St
Washington, DC 20005
with disabilities at the :tational, state, and local levels.
Fhie Clearinghouse responds to inquiries on a wide
202/628-8787
Children in Rural
Published Falling hy the Wayside:
range of topics, including federal funding for programs
This book provides
America by Arloc Sherman in 1992
serving disabled people, federal legislation affecting
abundant statistical data (in text and tables) on various
the handicapped community, and federal programs
aspects of poverty in rural America as it affects children.
benefitting people with handicapping conditions.
Economic, social, and health indicators show that as
Publications include OSERS News in Print, A Summary
inany as one qu; rter of rural children face problems
of &Laing Legislation Affecting Persons With Disabilities,
usually attributed only to inner cities. Rural children are
and Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals With
poorer than other American children and are less likely
to have access to health insurance, health services, child
care, government aid, or adequate housing.
Consortium of Higher Education and Regional
Rural Program Administrators
Clearinghouse on Disability Information
National Rural Education Association
U S. Department of Educatic in
230 Education Bldg.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Colorado State University
Switzer Bldg., Room 3132
Fort Collins, CO 8052'3-1588
Washington, DC 20202-2524
Contact: Joe Newlin
Contact: Carolyn Corlett
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NATIONAL AND MULTISTATE ORGANILMONS
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Economic Research Service
970/491-7022
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fax: [phone]
Agriculture and Rural Economy I )ivision
A consortium of rural education program leaders and
1'301 New York Ave. NW
directors who conduct rural education projects, outreach
Washington, DC 20005-4788
programs, rural education research, staff development
Contact: Richard W. Long
and in-service, and other special events and activities
that contribute to the imprmement of practice in rural
202/219-0530
education. A majority of members are university-based,
Fax: [phone]
many of whom direct rural education centers; other
The Rural Eccmomy Division of the Economic Re-
members include regional educational laboratory rural
search Service, within the U.S. Department of Agricul-
education program directors. The Consortium meets
ture, conducts research and publishes reports on such
once a year in conjunction with the National Rural
topics as rural businesses, financial markets, popula-
Educatico Association annual conference.
tion, education, income and well-being, labor markets,
state and local governments, and rural development
Cooperative Extension Service
strategies and policy issues. The Division publishes a
U.S. Department of Agriculture
variety of reports, as well as the journals Rural Develop-
Contact: Your county agent (see "Government
ment Perspectives and Rural Conditions and Trends.
Listings" in your local telephone directory)
Cooperative Extension is a federal, state, and local
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and
to families and
partnership providing education
Small Schools
communities in nearly every county in the United
Appalachia Educational Laboratory
States. Administered by the Extension Service of the
103 1 Quarrier St
U.S. Department of Agriculture through the land-grant
P. 0. Box 1348
universities in each state and territory, the system
Charleston, WV 25325
Contact: Craig B. Howley (director) or Berma
includes 16,(XX) agents, specialists, applied researchers,
and faculty whose mission is to serve the American
Lanham (user services)
people through off-campus educational programs. For
800/624-9120
Fax: '304/347-0487
more than 75 years, Extension educational programs
E-mail: lanhamb4ael.org.
have helped families learn to produce, preserve, and
choose nutritious foods; manage resources, care for
WWW: h t tp://Nvww.ael.org
Fhe ERIC Ckaringhouse on Rural Education and
children and the elderly; and become conmiunity
processes, and abstracts
Small Schools acquires,
leaders.
documents, books, and articles for the ERIC database.
is one of 16 Tecialty clearinghouses in the ERIC
Credit Union National Association
It
It is the only ERIC clearinghouse that deals
system
805 15th St NW, Suite 100
with American Indian and Alaska Native education,
Washington, DC 20005
Mexican American education, migrant education,
Contacts: Charles 0. Zuver and Mark Wolff
()indoor education, rural education, and small schools.
202/682-4200
The Clearinghouse user services department answers
Fax: [phone]
questions, performs free searches of the ERIC data-
CUNA is a federation of credit union leagues in 50
base, and can recommend other resources for people
states, the District of Columbia, arid Puerto Rico.
interested in the topics treated by the Clearinghouse.
Through the leagues, CUNA represents more than
The Clearinghouse also produces a series of publica-
90% of the nation's 12,000 state and federally char-
tionsERIC Digests
(free two-page syntheses of
tered credit unions, which serve more than 67 nUllion
directories,
research and practice), guides, handbo,
Americans. As the primary trade association for the
and other products. The Clearinghouse newsletter is
vast majority of the credit unions iii thc United States,
available by free subscription and appears three times
the association provides representation, educatic mai
each year. Each issue features the most current list of
materials, research, and a wide variety of products and
free and for-sale publications available from the
services that ('nable credit unions to meet the growing
Clearinghouse.
needs of their consumer/members