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Published: 12/02/2021
Nearly 10 million students attend a rural school, but students and educators in these schools face many unique challenges.
While federal laws such as the Secure Rural Schools program and the Rural Education Achievement Program provide critical support for many of the more than 7,700 rural school districts, these programs must be improved.
Policy makers should do more to ensure that all students in rural communities realize their basic right to a great public education.
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NEA Urges YES Vote on Suspension Calendar Bills
Submitted on 02/28/2022
Bills in Congress
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S 3706 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on 02/17/2022
A bill to ensures that important changes from the extension of the SRS act (changes that were part of last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill) are implemented.
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HR 2099 Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on 03/19/2021
A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
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S 435 Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on 02/24/2021
A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
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