Study: Rural students better in science
| July 26, 2007 |  View for printing |
Rural students perform better in science than their urban counterparts, and rural teachers are generally happy with their schools, a federal study says.
While many education reports examine urban issues, this Education Department study provides a snapshot of what's happening in rural schools. In all, about a third of U.S. public schools are located in rural areas. Generally, areas with fewer than 500 people per square mile are considered rural by the Census Bureau.
By Nancy Zuckerbrod, Associated Press
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