All Episodes

S0515 - Building an Inclusive Educator Mindset: An Interview with Dr. Chris Closson

S05E14 - Rethinking Health Benefits for Rural Schools: An Interview with Brett Jennrich and Mark Gilmore of Apollo Health Insurance

S05E13 Why Context Matters: Global Lessons from Rural and Remote Education, An Interview with Jerry Johnson and Hobart Harmon

S05E12 - Building Rural Schools That Last: A Conversation with NFARE Keynote Dr. PJ Caposey

S05E11 - Innovation, Leadership, and Hope in Rural Education: An Interview with Thomas C. Murray, NFARE 2026 Keynote

S05E10 - Telling the NREA Story: Annual Report, Strategic Vision, and the Future of Rural Education

S05E09 - Teaching Social Studies in a Multilingual Rural Community: An Interview with Rebecca Burnfin

S05E08 - FAFSA, Rural Access, and Meeting Students Where They Are: An Interview with Jim McHale and Kierstan Dufour.

S05E07 - Rural Schools at the Front Edge of AI, an interview with Dr. Beth Rabbitt

S05E06 - Building Strong Readers in Rural Schools: An Interview with Ms. Tracy Kingsley and Ms. Ashley Wood

S05E05 - Rethinking Success: Music Education, Community, and the Power of Rural Schools. An Interview with Dr. Daniel Johnson

S05E04 - School Choice in Rural America: What’s at Stake. An interview with Dr. Preston Green.

S05E03 - Making Connections in Rural Math: Jeff Granrud, NREA Teacher of the Year

S05E02 - Building Momentum: Anticipating the NFARE 2025

S05E01 - New Voices in Rural Leadership: Introducing Bill Chapman & Melissa Sadorf

S04E09 - Empowering Rural Education: Lisa Rahn on Career Readiness, UDL, and eDynamic Learning's Impact on Rural Education.

S04E08 - Filling the Gap in the Teacher Shortage in Rural Education, an Interview with Annette Rodriguez of Proximity Learning

S04E07 - From Meteorology to High School Chemistry Teacher, an Interview with Ms. Rachael Straughn.

S04E06 - There is Hope!!! Revitalizing communities through small town investment and educational partnerships, An interview with Jon Chadwell.

S04E05 - Information Technology, Student Data Privacy and Records, Everyone’s Responsibility, An Interview with Ms. Linnette Attai.

S04E04 - Engaging Communities through Higher Education, an Interview with Dr. Brian Noland, President of East Tennessee State University

S04E03 – Understanding New Teacher Expectations in Rural America from Retention to Practice. An Interview with Dr. Casey Jakubowski.

S04E02 - Computer Science in Rural Education Curriculum, an Interview with Ms. Karen Mix

S04E01 - Rural Framing and data-informed exploration of the changing landscape of Rural America with Dr Brad Mitchell

S03E27 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Valerie Rutledge

S03E26 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Mike Hines

S03E25 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Melissa Sadorf

S03E24 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Julia Cunningham

S03E23 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Joe Sanfillipo

S03E22 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Jerry Johnson

S03E21 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Jason Gordon

S03E20 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Christopher Lagoni

S03E18 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Bill Chapman and Jason Bell

S03E19 - Dispatches from NFARE Conference in Chattanooga TN (November 15-17, 2023), an interview with Josh Reese

S03E17 - Teach like a Rockstar, an Interview with Hal Bowman

S03E16 – Rural Education and the Migratory Patterns of Immigrants to the United States, an interview with Dr. Maria Coady.

S03E15 - Interview with Rural Teacher of the Year Jennifer Maras of the Morris Area School District in West Central Minnesota.

S03E14 – Mental Health Access in Rural Communities in Tennessee. An interview with April Ebbinger, the Director of Psychological and Behavioral Services for the Tennessee Department of Education

S03E13 - Project-Based Learning and Experiential Learning, and Interview with Superintendent Todd Cordrey

S03E12 - Rural Literature as Pedagogy and Whippoorwill Award, An Interview with Drs. Chea Parton and Erika Bass.

S03E11 – the Role of HBCUs in Rural Education, an Interview with President Logan Hampton of Lane College.

S03E10 – How do we fund IDEA? The time for action is for ALL of us.

S03E09 – Putting People in the Process, and Interview with Stuart Packard

S03E08- Policy and Practice in Rural Education, an interview with Julia Cunningham – Director of Rural Engagement, US Department of Education.

S03E07 – Helping Kids be loved, seen, and heard in the classroom. An interview with Mr. Hamish Brewer

S03E06 – Recognition and Sharing Wins, an Interview with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo, Superintendent at Fall Creek, Wisconsin

S03E05 - Traversing Mountains to Teach Kids, Federal Funding Policy and Practice, an interview with Superintendent Jaime Green Trinity Alps Unified School District.

S03E04 – Interview with President Randy Boyd of the University of Tennessee System on Rural Challenges

S03E03 - Grow Your Own

S03E02 - The Four Day Work Week in Education, from research to practice. An interview with Dr. Jon Turner, Dr. Reesha Adamson, and Dr. Sarah Wisdom.

S03E01 - Civics Engagement and Experiential Learning, An Interview with Ms. Jessica Culver, a teacher at Ozark High School in Ozark, Arkansas

S02E22 - Outcomes of Health in Rural Education, an interview with Tim Nikolai from the American Heart Association

S02E21 – Vaccines, Rural Access and Discussions of Science and Advocacy in promoting healthcare in Rural America. An interview with Mr. Alan Morganand and Dr. Jennie McLaurin

S02E20 - 2022 NREA National Teacher of the Year Interview with Ty White from Willcox High School in Willcox Arizona.

S02E19 - The Pandemic Revisited, a discussion of the current landscape of diseases within the American Educational Context. An interview with Dr. Lisa Costello.

S02E18 - Trade Mentorships and the Application of Learning and Skills, and Interview with Kayleen McCabe

S02E17 – Yes, it is ok to Tweet your Success in the classroom – An interview with Eric Sheninger

S02E16 – Rural Housing and the changing American Landscape, An Interview with NREA Keynote Speaker Mr. Ben Winchester

S02E15 – A Medical Professional Perspective on COVID 19 and the Impact on Rural Communities. An interview with Dr. Lisa Costello.

S02E14 – Virtual Reality Beyond the Classroom, Career Readiness and Simulated Training. An Interview with Hall Charter and Katelyn Cutshall of TRANSFR.

S02E13 - Rural is National an Interview with Representative Mark White District 83 of Tennessee

S02E12 - Listen, Innovate, Serve an interview with Tim Carter Yavapai County School Superintendent

S02E11 - Rural Adaptation, STEM, and Preparing Non-traditional Students for College

S02E10 – From Policy to Practice and Beyond, An Interview with Randi Weingarten, teacher, author, social activist.

S02E09 – Small Town Education and the future of Rural Education, and interview with Drs. Devon Brenner, Ann Schulte, and Amy Price Azano.

S02E08 -- Why therapy and supportive service challenges to serving rural kids and communities. An interview with Mike Lowers, Director of School Implementation at Presence Learning.

S02E07 - From Pumpkins to Pedagogy, an interview with Frey Farms Founder and CEO Sarah Frey.

S02E06 - The intersections of education, policy, and diversity in rural education, an Interview with Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto

S02E05 – Rural Education is Not What Others Might Think, A Response to the Recent New York Times Article The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools by Casey Parks with Guest Panelist Dr. Brad Mitchell.

S02E04 - The Many Roles of the Rural Educator, an Interview with Ms. Laurie Smith, NREA’s 2021 Rural Teacher of the Year

S02E03 – Rural Education Collaboratives, Partnerships, and the methods for organizing the community of the willing. An interview with Ms. Shannon Nicholas at Colorado Succeeds and Dr. Landon Mascareñaz at Colorado Education Initiative.

S02E02 - The Charter School Experience in the Rural Southeast United States. An Interview with Ms. Haley Danielle Richardson, Second-Grade Teacher

S02E01 - Have you noticed? The changing landscape in small towns is not what you think. An interview with Mr. Benjamin Winchester, Rural Sociologist from the University of Minnesota Extension

S01E24 – The next 100 days of the Biden Presidency and Potential Directions for Rural Education.

S01E23 – Finding synergy between educational trends in curriculum, training, and state government policy. Methods for connecting with school systems, communication, and policy implementation. An interview with Mike Krause, formerly of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

S01E22 – Educational Attainment in Low Socio-Economic Communities. An interview with Dr. Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow and vice president for external affairs at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

S01E21 -- The COVID-19 Experience, Infection, Care, and Stigma in Rural Education an Interview with Jared Bigham

S01E20 -- The New Undiscovered Country, Is Rural America the Next Boom for Emergent High school and College Graduates. An Interview with Author Matthew Hoagland.

S01E19 – Policy Makers, Politics, Fiscal Responsibility, and the Future of Rural Education Post 2020 Presidential Election Cycle.

S01E18 – Virtual Reality in Skills Based Training and Assessment. An Interview Bharanidharan Rajakumar Chief Executive Officer of TRANSFR Inc.

S01E17 -- Technology, Process, Procedure, User Trends, and Data to Inform Strategic Alignment in Elementary and Secondary Education in the Post-COVID World.

S01E16 -- Joe Biden's Plan for Rural Education, an interview with Will McIntee, the Midwest Political Director for the Biden Campaign

S01E15 – Assessing Readiness – Discussing the Contrasting Approaches Utilized by Rural School Districts Around the United States.

S01E14 – Teacher Micro-Credentialing and Professional Development

S01E13 - COVID-19 Update for School Systems and Administrators

S01E12 -- Family, Education, and Future Directions during COVID, an Interview with Tennessee Education Commissioner Dr. Penny Schwinn

S01E11 -- The Rural Teacher Experience, an Interview with the National Rural Teacher of the Year Award Winner, Wade Owlett

S01E10 -- Housing as a Benefit for Teachers, Unconventional Yet Useful Way Recruit New Teachers and Talent in Education.

S01E09 -- Policy and Process for Administrators of Elementry and Secondary Edcuation following COVID-19

S01E08 -- What Happens After COVID-19 for Rural Education? What are the next steps?

S01E07 -- State of Learning Technology in the New Normal of COVID-19

S01E06 -- Can Rural Schools be 99% Represented in High Speed Internet Access for Online Learning, Interview with Dr. Steve Johnson with Lisbon North Dakota Public Schools.

Responding to COVID-19, Pandemics, and Other Challenges in Rural Education

S01E04 -- The Four Day School Week, Benefits and Disadvantages. An Interview with Dr. Jon Turner

S01E03 -- Extra-Curricular Activities in Rural Education

S01E02 -- Interview with Representative Mike Bost of the 12th District regarding Rural Education

S01E01 -- Interview with Brandon Gibson

S01E00 -- Introducing the Co-Hosts of The Rural Voice