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Debater Spotlight: Juan Simon Angel
Juan Simon Angel is a rising third-year at the University of Chicago, studying Human Rights and Latin American and Caribbean Studies....
chloe0498
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Central High School Case Study: Suburban Sprawl's Effect on a Rural Schools
Article by Chloe Chiles Troutman Google Maps will tell you that Central High School is located in Hampshire, Illinois, but really it’s in...
chloe0498
Sep 3, 20243 min read
"Bridging the Gap from Childhood to Adulthood" - A German Teacher's Reflection on Her Rural and Suburban Schools
Article by Chloe Chiles Troutman Anette Bliss, known as Frau Bliss by her students, is head of the Language Department and has been a...
chloe0498
Aug 28, 20244 min read
From Underdog to Champion: University of Chicago Professor Karlyn Jane Gorski's Extensive Debate Journey
I first met Professor Karlyn Jane Gorski in the early winter months of 2024 in an introductory public policy course called Policy...
chloe0498
Aug 23, 20244 min read
Building Confidence and Community: Kira's Impact with Mattole Unified and Arcata High
Article by Lucy Mokua Kira's passion for debate began in high school, where she participated in Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debates....
annan79
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Healthcare in Rural America
Article by Gabrihanna Jones Image: https://www.jsi.com/health-disparities-in-rural-america/ The majority of Americans utilize health care...
annan79
Aug 14, 20243 min read
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Education
Article by Annan Uddin It's no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a myriad of short-term and long-term negative effects on our...
annan79
Aug 13, 20245 min read
Rural Schools and Inequitable Extracurricular Access
Looking at the Champions list of University Interscholastic League (UIL) Debate competitors in Texas, there seems to be an odd...
annan79
Aug 2, 20245 min read
Is the United States Failing Its Rural Communities?
Article by Gabrihanna Jones We are taught that education is a crucial part of our lives, and that it should be cherished because it...
annan79
Jul 30, 20243 min read
Understanding Funding Challenges for Rural Schools - Impacts on Educational Quality
Article by Lucy Mokua Rural education in the United States faces unique challenges and opportunities significantly shaped by disparities...
annan79
Jul 23, 20243 min read
Impacts of Debate: Critical Thinking
As part of our series featuring case studies for individuals that have been strongly impacted by debate, RuDI interviewed a member of a...
annan79
Jul 3, 20244 min read
Rural Teacher Spotlight: Bryan Little
We continue our Rural Teacher Spotlight series with Bryan Little. Bryan is an administrator at Redwood Coast Montessori, a beautiful...
Rural Debate Initiative
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Rural Teacher Spotlight: Karen Ashmore
We continue our Rural Teacher Spotlight with Karen Ashmore, teacher and superintendent at Mattole Unified. Mattole Unified will be...
Rural Debate Initiative
Jun 9, 20233 min read
Rural Teacher Spotlight: Ginny Geoghegan
We continue our Teacher Spotlight series with Ginny Geoghegan, an art teacher at Tomales High. In the coming academic year, Tomales High...
Rural Debate Initiative
Jun 1, 20235 min read
Rural Teacher Spotlight: Laura Schmitt
We are starting our Teacher Spotlight series with Laura Schmitt, a 7-8th ELA teacher at Columbia Elementary. The goal of the series is to...
Rural Debate Initiative
May 23, 20233 min read
Debater Spotlight: Grant Zhang
We start our Debater Spotlight series with Grant Zhang, one of the founders of the Rural Debate Initiative. Read on for his story about...
Rural Debate Initiative
Dec 21, 20224 min read
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