Thursday, 12 June 2014

[YEP-DC] New YEP-DC Blog Post: Education Rural Kids for the Real Economy

Andrew Rowe, a D.C. parent, guest blogs on Recess today, responding to last week's blog post by Matt Richmond about rural education and its dependence on local economic development.

"Rather than wax nostalgic about rural America and pledge to keep kids on the farm, policymakers should acknowledge the costs of a culture of static rural unemployment and the benefits of educating rural kids to join the modern workforce where and how it is. Wishful thinking should not be a substitute for the hard truth: Most rural kids should learn that they will never get an education or a reasonable job if they are unwilling to leave home."

Read Rowe's full post, "Educate Rural Kids for the Real Economy — Now," here: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/yep-dc-recess-blog/educate-rural-kids-for-the-real-economy-now


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