National Rural Education Association Official Podcast

S05E14 - Rethinking Health Benefits for Rural Schools: An Interview with Brett Jennrich and Mark Gilmore of Apollo Health Insurance

We'd like to thank the Tourette Association of America for sponsoring this episode.   Guest information Brett Jennrich is the Director of Affinity Partnerships at Apol

S05E13 Why Context Matters: Global Lessons from Rural and Remote Education, An Interview with Jerry Johnson and Hobart Harmon

We'd like to thank the

S05E12 - Building Rural Schools That Last: A Conversation with NFARE Keynote Dr. PJ Caposey

In this episode of The Rural Voice, Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Dr. Bill Chapman, and Dr. Christopher F. Silver speak with Dr. PJ Caposey, superintendent of Oregon Community Unit

S05E11 - Innovation, Leadership, and Hope in Rural Education: An Interview with Thomas C. Murray, NFARE 2026 Keynote

Official website: https://www.thomascmurray.com/ Free resources for educators and school leaders: https://www.thomascmurray.com/resources Books and publications: https:

S05E10 - Telling the NREA Story: Annual Report, Strategic Vision, and the Future of Rural Education

NREA 2026 Annual Report — this is the main link for the episode; NREA describes it as the organization’s first annual report. NREA Homepage — general organizational land

S05E09 - Teaching Social Studies in a Multilingual Rural Community: An Interview with Rebecca Burnfin

In this episode of *The Rural Voice*, Chris, Melissa, and Bill talk with Rebecca “Becca” Burnfin, a 9th–12th grade social studies teacher and PLC lead at Garden City High

S05E08 - FAFSA, Rural Access, and Meeting Students Where They Are: An Interview with Jim McHale and Kierstan Dufour.

Resources: Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) and its Get2College program, @get2college on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. WHEF is on LinkedIn.  NCAN FAFSA Tr

S05E07 - Rural Schools at the Front Edge of AI, an interview with Dr. Beth Rabbitt

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future issue for schools. It is already shaping how educators plan, teach, lead, and prepare students for the workforce. In this ep

S05E06 - Building Strong Readers in Rural Schools: An Interview with Ms. Tracy Kingsley and Ms. Ashley Wood

This episode of The Rural Voice podcast features a conversation with Superintendent Tracy Kingsley and teacher Ashley Wood from the Newburgh R2 School District in rural M

S05E05 - Rethinking Success: Music Education, Community, and the Power of Rural Schools. An Interview with Dr. Daniel Johnson

In this episode of The Rural Voice, Dr. Christopher Silver, Dr. Melissa Sadorf, and Dr. Bill Chapman welcome Dr. Daniel Johnson, Professor of Music and Music Education at

S05E04 - School Choice in Rural America: What’s at Stake. An interview with Dr. Preston Green.

In this episode of The Rural Voice Podcast, the conversation examines how school voucher and school choice policies affect rural communities. The hosts are joined by Dr.

S05E03 - Making Connections in Rural Math: Jeff Granrud, NREA Teacher of the Year

Jeff Granrud, the NREA’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, traces his path to rural math teaching to a timely scholarship nudge from a professor during a tough first year of coll

S05E02 - Building Momentum: Anticipating the NFARE 2025

In this episode, Drs. Melissa Sadorf, Bill Chapman, and Christopher Silver discuss the upcoming NREA convention. Together, they highlight the excitement surrounding the g

S05E01 - New Voices in Rural Leadership: Introducing Bill Chapman & Melissa Sadorf

In this episode of The Rural Voice, host Dr. Chris Silver welcomes listeners back with an update on the National Rural Education Association (NREA) and its exciting perio

S04E09 - Empowering Rural Education: Lisa Rahn on Career Readiness, UDL, and eDynamic Learning's Impact on Rural Education.

Recorded on November 8th, 2024. In this podcast, we welcome Lisa Rahn, Chief Product Officer at eDynamic Learning, to discuss the company's impact on rural education. Lis

S04E08 - Filling the Gap in the Teacher Shortage in Rural Education, an Interview with Annette Rodriguez of Proximity Learning

We interviewed Annette Logsdon-Rodriguez of Proximity Learning and discussed the teacher shortage issues within Rural Education and how companies like Proximity Learning

S04E07 - From Meteorology to High School Chemistry Teacher, an Interview with Ms. Rachael Straughn.

In today’s episode, we interview one of our listeners and rural high school teachers, Rachael Straughn, from Russell County High School in Seale, Alabama. In this episode

S04E06 - There is Hope!!! Revitalizing communities through small town investment and educational partnerships, An interview with Jon Chadwell.

Imagine you are in a small town, and several industries have moved out of your community. Many of your citizens have lost their jobs. What do you do now? Meet Jon Chadwel

S04E05 - Information Technology, Student Data Privacy and Records, Everyone’s Responsibility, An Interview with Ms. Linnette Attai.

In this episode of the Rural Voice, we are discussing student data privacy and best practices in technology for protecting student data. We explore the importance of prot

S04E04 - Engaging Communities through Higher Education, an Interview with Dr. Brian Noland, President of East Tennessee State University

For this episode, we interview Dr. Brian Noland, the President of East Tennessee State University (ETSU). ETSU is a rural university serving the states of Tennessee, Virg