NREA is proud to support authors who study rural places and publish their work, either in research journals or through books. We have gathered some recommended reading for you below. Please contact Executive Director Dr. Melissa Sadorf if you are interested in featuring your rural-focused literature.

Books, Journals, and Anthologies

• The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rural Education in The United States – Amy Price Azano, Karen Eppley, Catharine Biddle
• Critical Theory in Rural Education: Power, Place and Justice – Erin McHenry-Sorber & Sara L. Hartman
• Cultivating Rural Education: A People-Focused Approach for States – Caitlin Howley and Sam Redding
• The Cultural Journeys of Rural, Poor, and Working-Class college Students: Policy and Practice to Support Degree Attainment – Ty C. McNamee
• Educated Out: How Rural Students Navigate Elite Colleges—And What It Costs Them – Mara Casey Tieken
• Educating Multilingual Students in Rural Schools – Maria Coady
• Innovative Approaches to Literacy in Rural Contexts – Leslie S. Rush, Todd Reynolds, & Cynthia Brock
• Investing in Rural Prosperity – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Leading Small Thinking Big – SSDA (website under construction, coming soon)
• The Middle of Somewhere: Rural Education Partnerships and Innovation – Sara Hartman
• Music Education in Rural America: Volume 1: Policies and Perspectives – Danile C. Johnson
• Race and Rurality: Considerations for Advancing Higher Education Equity – Tyler Hallmark, Sonja Ardoin, & Darris Means
• The Resilient Rural Leader: Rising to the Challenges of Rural Education – Melissa Sadorf
• Rural Education and Queer Identities: Rural and (Out)Rooted – Clint Whitten and Amy Price Azano
• Sharing Leadership Stories in Rural Education – Simone White, Jayne Downey, Melyssa Fuqua
• Teaching in Rural Places: Thriving in Classrooms, Schools, and Communities – Devon Brenner, Jayne Downey, Karen Eppley, Ann K. Schulte, and Amy Price Azano
• Unwritten: The Leadership Entry Plan No One Gave You—Until Now – Melanie Matta
• Voices of Rural Leadership: True Stories of Success in Education – Joseph F. Wallace, Kevin Hub, Robert Stafford, and Franklin Thomas

Reports, Articles, and Whitepapers

• The Chronic Rural Educator Shortage and Hopeful Actions to Address It – John Glasgow
• Do Rural Students with Disabilities Still Have a Fair Chance? – Hailey Winkleman
• Driving Equity: Understanding and Addressing Transportation Barriers in Rural Illinois – Karli Strom
• Exploring How Rural Students in Oregon Make Decisions About Education and Training after High School – The Ford Family Foundation
• K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• Middle School CTE: Foundation for Lifelong Learning – Karli Strom
• Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters – Preston C. Green III
• Re-thinking Adequacy: From Educational Minimums to Educational Justice – Christopher M. Saldaña and Kathryn Wiley
• The Role and Economic Effects of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Rural Illinois Communities – John Glasgow
• The Sites and Styles of Rural Career Education – John Glasgow
• Supporting Rural Students in Oregon in High School and Beyond – The Ford Family Foundation