Education summit focuses on rural providers, students

January 18, 2013

Photo by Victoria Stanish – A chart showing five trends affecting education in a five-county area is displayed during a presentation at the Rural Higher Education Summit held Thursday at The Red Fern in Kersey. Educators, regional education providers and state officials gathered to discuss the state of rural education in the region.

KERSEY – The Rural Higher Education Summit held Thursday at the Red Fern, thought to be the first in the region, brought together regional education providers, educators representing area school districts and state officials to discuss what is happening in rural education and the future needs of rural students.