Christian Schools
North Carolina nonprofit launches effort to expand private schools in rural areasThe lack of rural private schools has long been used as an argument against expanding school choice programs, but a North Carolina nonprofit is looking to change that. Parents for… Read More
Internet, Missouri
Grassroots effort helps Missouri gain billions in federal broadband funding(The Center Square) – Missouri’s share of $42 billion in federal funds for expanding broadband infrastructure was partially dependent on verifying areas without internet throughout the state. Late last year,… Read More
Public Education
The geography of school choice part II: the urban effectWhy hasn’t school choice made it out West? Liv Finne, director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, has an intriguing answer. “I think it has… Read More
Health, Missouri
Even as rural Missouri hospitals struggle to survive, Hannibal’s is planning to expand to Kirksville – betting the city can support a second facilityIn an era of declining rural health care elsewhere around Missouri, a hospital in Hannibal is planning to expand to Kirksville and compete with an existing facility there, which some… Read More
Economy
Inflation is hammering rural America, report shows(The Center Square) – A report from Iowa State University shows that rural Americans are feeling the pain of inflation more than the rest of the country. “Rural households… Read More
Local News
Brightspeed fiber optic internet coming to 19 Missouri counties by end of 2023Hundreds of thousands of Missourians will soon see improvements to their internet access as Brightspeed has announced it is building a large segment of its fiber optics network… Read More