Links & Resources
American Association of School Administrators
Committed to creating the conditions necessary for all students to become successful, lifelong learners.
American Farm Bureau Federation
The unified national voice of agriculture, working through our grassroots organization to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans and to build strong, prosperous agricultural communities.
Center For Rural Affairs
The Center for Rural Affairs is a private nonprofit specializing in strengthening small businesses, rural communities, and family farms and ranches.
Challenge West Virginia
A Statewide organization of parents, educators and other West Virginians committed to maintaining and improving small community schools.
Minnesota Rural Education Association
Rural Minnesota school districts, education agencies, and community members who put Learners First.
Montana Rural Education Association (MREA)
The Montana Rural Education Association is the largest association solely dedicated to representing Montana's small and rural elementary and secondary public schools within the state with offices in Helena, the State Capitol.
Montana Small Schools Alliance
The Montana Small Schools Alliance is dedicated to helping small schools meet state and federal mandates in educationally sound ways.
National Alliance of Black School Educators
Dedicated to improving both the educational experiences and accomplishments of African American youth.
National Farmers Union
Working to protect and enhance the economic well-being of family farmers and ranchers and rural communities.
Organizations Concerned about Rural Education
A coalition of more than two dozen organizations dedicated to improving public education and economic development in rural America.
Rural Community Alliance
Helping rural schools and communities survive and thrive.
Save the Children
The leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
Small School Districts’ Association
SSDA was organized in 1983 to provide lobbying and support services for school districts and county offices of education serving school districts with 2,500 or fewer students.
Southern Echo
A grassroots community organization working to empower people of color and low-wealth communities across the southern and southwest regions through an inter-generational model of community organizing.
Tennessee School Systems for Equity
Working successfully for school funding equity in Tennessee for over two decades.
Vermont Rural Partnership
Working to enlarge student learning and improve community life by strengthening relationships between schools and communities and by engaging students in community based public work.
YouthBuild USA
Rebuilding Communities, Rebuilding Lives
