Rural states are targeting their broadband infrastructure funding toward particular policy goals like advancing health care, workforce development and education, as they dole out millions in federal ...

AMES, Iowa – Inflation took a bigger bite of rural household budgets throughout much of 2022, but its effects were similar in rural and urban areas by the end of the year, according to a report by an ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Greene covers classroom impact of education policy and practice There are fewer than 800 charter schools in the rural parts ...

Over 61 million people live in rural towns across the United States. These communities are characterized by their remoteness and low population density, with less than 500 individuals per square mile ...

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

Internet penetration has grown in rural communities, but the gap between them and suburban and urban communities has remained constant over time. Historically, Internet penetration rates have been ...

The United States must build an inclusive narrative of rural communities. Locals attend a Friday night football game in the rural town of Sunny South, Alabama, October 2015. (Getty/Michael S.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — In October, Advance Knox released its draft plan meant to guide decisions on how Knox County could grow over the coming decades. The program also unveiled a proposed future land ...

Decisions being made over healthcare could shape access and affordability for North Carolinians for years to come.

Microfinance has largely become a city-based endeavor, but one example suggests it would be more useful if focused on rural communities Microfinance -- the practice of personal small loans to spur ...

Survivors of sexual assault in rural communities often struggle to access specialized care. New research from The University ...