Colorado Center for Rural Education

The rural 教ing shortage: Financial incentives help!

In partnership with the 研究 Education Laboratory-Central at Marzano 研究, the Center investigated how providing financial incentives effects rural recruitment 和保留.

• Undergraduates who receive a rural recruitment incentive are three times more likely to be hired by a rural/small rural school district than their non-incentivized peers.
• Inservice 教ers who received a rural retention incentive were 20% more likely to remain employed in a rural school district than individuals who did not.

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What are we doing to improve rural education? 

The Center for Rural Education’s commitment to connect, convene and build the capacity of rural educators aims to improve rural student outcomes by strengthening the 教er 管道.  

We support secondary students, 教er candidates, career changers and practicing 教ers—to improve recruitment, collaborative preparation 和保留 in rural Colorado schools. We are committed to meeting Colorado’s need for rural 教ers.  

“I never would have considered a rural district without the stipend. 然而,现在 that I am 教ing in a rural school district, I love it! The students are fantastic and the district is very supportive.”—Stipend Recipient