Designing a Better Rural School with Dr. Cory Steiner

About this episode

Dr. Cory Steiner discusses the importance of community values in designing better rural schools.

“When we asked the community, they didn’t care if their kids went to Harvard. They cared about the kind of people they were.” -Cory Steiner In This Episode As rural schools prepare to welcome students back this fall, many educators and communities are reflecting on what’s working—and what needs to change. In this episode, we … Continue reading "Designing a Better Rural School with Dr. Cory Steiner"

People in this episode

Host: Joe Brewer

Guest: Dr. Cory Steiner

Topics covered

• rural education
• school design
• community engagement
• educational reform
• student development

Keywords

• rural schools
• education
• community values
• student success
• school reform

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