Rural Perspectives: Enhancing Education and Training Support for Rural Residents

Rural communities are not a monolith; their diversity creates unique assets and opportunities that require unique policy solutions. One of the best ways to understand the diversity of those challenges — and, in turn, identify the most effective solutions — is to hear directly from rural residents. In June 2021, Education Commission of the States released a Special Report that summarized responses from a 2020 Strada Education Network/Gallup survey on the perceptions of postsecondary education and training in rural areas.