A PROJECT OF RURAL SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE

Filtered Kansas

When Students Lead: Kansas State University’s Future Rural Teacher Conference

March 12, 2026

Two RSC Hub Partners, Kansas State University and Chico State University, partner on a student-led Future Rural Teacher Conference

Regional Hubs, Kansas, Northern California, Rural Teacher Corps

I Am a Rural Teacher: Shelby Starbuck - Fredonia, KS

December 19, 2025

Shelby prepares to lead in and out of the classroom

Kansas, Rural Teacher Corps, Teacher Profile, Community of Learners

Voices from the Field: Kelsy Sproul - Sedan, KS

October 1, 2025

Kelsy shares how she found herself on a new path through education

Kansas, Teacher Profile, Podcast, Teacher Feature: Kansas

Ms. Jennifer Pratt, M.Ed. - Houston, MS

May 13, 2025

Houston Alternative School educator and 2024 National Signature Project Award recipient brings place-based learning to life through garden and outdoor classroom initiatives.

Power of Partnerships, Grants in Place, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi

2024-25 Grants in Place Updates from the Field

April 16, 2025

Celebrating Innovation, Community, and Hands-On Learning: How Rural Educators Are Transforming Classrooms Across the Country Through Place-Based Education

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Grants in Place, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, New England, Northern California, Northern Rockies, Pacific Northwest, Place-Based Education

Tammie Hodnett Marlow – Cleveland, MS

November 21, 2024

Highlighting the innovative programs created and led by Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year winner, Tammie Hodnett Marlow, the award winning science teacher at Cleveland Central Middle School in Cleveland, MS.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi

Connie Skrmetta - Delisle, MS

August 20, 2024

Highlighting the innovative programs created and led by Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year winner, Connie Skrmetta, the Health and Physical Education Teacher at DeLisle Elementary School in DeLisle, MS.

Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi

Todd Willis - Tate County, MS

July 9, 2024

Highlighting the innovative programs created and led by Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year winner, Todd Willis, an innovative 3rd grade Teacher at Coldwater Elementary School in Tate County, MS.

Regional Hubs, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi

Brian Skinner - Newton, KS

July 12, 2023

Reflections from 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year

Kansas, Teacher Profile, Podcast, Teacher Feature: Kansas

Kaci Smith, Waterville, KS

April 30, 2020

The priceless commodity of a rural family

Kansas, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Kansas