The seven states that have applied for the latest round of waivers
under the No Child Left Behind Act represent a large swath of rural
America, ensuring that the U.S. Department of Education's experiment in
awarding flexibility in exchange for certain education-improvement
promises will play out in a diverse set of states with vastly different
geographies and student populations.
At least half the schools in Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and West Virginia are considered rural by the National Center for Education Statistics. Alabama also has a high number of rural students, while Hawaii's single, state-run school district educates some students who live in remote island areas. (Michele McNeil at Education Week)
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