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Partners Support CMI Rural Trust Subscribe to the CMI Blog Place-Based Forum Rural Teacher Corps School Foundation Building CMI Video Library Applications for 2014 Global Teacher Fellowship Program Are Closed Details Last Updated on February 14, 2014 Written by CMI Staff The Rural Trust’s Global Teacher Fellowship program will be awarding up to 25 fellowships in 2014 to support the professional and personal development of rural teachers. Applications for the 2014 program are now closed. 2014 Fellows will be announced by March 30th, 2014. The 2015 application process will open October 1, 2014. You can learn more about the Global Teacher Fellowship program at www.globalteacherfellowship.ruraledu.org/ . Rural Trust Releases Special Report on School Violence Details Last Updated on June 3, 2013 Written by CMI Staff Violence in U.S. K-12 Schools, 1974–2013: Patterns in Deadly Incidents and Mass Threat , a 2013 report from the Rural School and Community Trust, presents information gathered from some 700 media accounts of specific incidents of violence in schools since 1974. Among these incidents, the Rural Trust found 80 accounts of mass violence, claiming 155 lives Although mass violence events capture more media attention, the report finds three times more deaths in one-on-one incidents. Overall, students were the most frequent perpetrators and victims of violence in schools. Only in elementary schools did adult intruders constitute a significant percentage of violent actors. These numbers corroborate other evidence that schools can significantly reduce violence by developing positive environments that engage everyone in meaningful work and help students learn to prevent, resolve, and manage conflict. The report underscores the need for more and better information about violence in the U.S. and about the practices and policies that will reduce the likelihood that anyone will be victimized at school or school functions. In this regard, the Rural Trust hopes this report will help bring a rural perspective to policy debates about safety, guns, and violence in the U.S. These are important conversations that need the authentic engagement of all Americans. The report can be viewed online or downloaded as a high-resolution print-ready PDF at the Rural Trust website. Featured Video Hats, Pies and Fiddles: Strategies for Building a Rural School Foundation Hats, Pies and Fiddles: Strategies for Building a Rural School Foundation from CF Ozarks on Vimeo . An inside look at school foundations and their unique, community-minded activities in Reeds Spring and Alton, Missouri, and the Rural Special district in northern Arkansas. A film by Brandon Goodwin. Webinars Check out Robert Mahaffey’s presentation to the Ozarks Teacher Corps on national issues and policy impacting rural education. Click here to view. Most Recent Blogposts.... Applications for 2014 Global Teacher Fellowship Program Are Closed Rural Trust Releases Special Report on School Violence Applications Closed for 2013 Global Teacher Fellowship USDA Announces Federal Resource Guide to Assist Rural Communities Eudora, Arkansas Students Tell Their Story Through Photography Missouri Superintendent Opines on Educational Policy Ozark Upper Elementary Cuts Ribbon on Outdoor Classrooms, Trail Broadening Perspectives Drives Illinois Fellow StoryCorps Preserves Rural Education Conversations Subscribe to the CMI Blog Get regular updates from CMI by subscribing to our e-newsletter! Add Your Voice! Please contact us if you’d like to submit an article to the CMI website. Send an email to cmi@ruraledu.org . Home About Partners Support CMI Rural Trust Subscribe © 2013 The Rural School and Community Trust Feed...