http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/07/23/community-counts-fostering-rural-stem-education/
Twenty percent of students in the U.S. attend rural schools, but for a variety of reasons they don't grab many headlines. From a research perspective, grant funders want their money to make large impacts, and that usually leads to researchers partnering with large school districts, which leaves small rural districts out of such partnerships. The internet can bridge parts of that divide, but the challenges of rural districts go beyond network connectivity.
Twenty percent of students in the U.S. attend rural schools, but for a variety of reasons they don't grab many headlines. From a research perspective, grant funders want their money to make large impacts, and that usually leads to researchers partnering with large school districts, which leaves small rural districts out of such partnerships. The internet can bridge parts of that divide, but the challenges of rural districts go beyond network connectivity.