THE RURAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TRUST

THE RURAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TRUST TO ENLARGE STUDENT LEARNING AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY LIFE BY STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGING STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC WORK. THROUGH ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH, THE RURAL TRUST STRIVES TO CREATE A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLING, FOR STUDENT WORK WITH A PUBLIC AUDIENCE AND USE, AND FOR MORE ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLING. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS THE ANNENBERG RURAL CHALLENGE IN 1995, THE RURAL TRUST TODAY WORKS WITH SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY VITALITY IN RURAL PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.