Meet AIRSS’s Three Newest Board Members
At this year’s Illinois Association of School Administrators annual conference in Springfield, the AIRSS Executive Board met to share...
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The AIRSS Team Represents Illinois at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education in Tennessee
The National Rural Education Association’s (NREA) annual National Forum to Advance Rural Education (NFARE) was held in Chattanooga,...
The AIRSS Executive Board Celebrates SB1787 with Attendees at the 2023 IASB Joint Annual Conference
The AIRSS Executive Board and Program Director John Glasgow recently made their way to the Illinois Association of School Boards Joint...
You're Invited: AIRSS Triple I Session
Leadership, Policy & Voice: Rural Education Advisory Council Friday, November 17 at 2:00 p.m. Hyatt East, Plaza A/B, Lobby Level...
WIU Opens New Center for Rural Ed
This past Friday, a new chapter for rural education research and advocacy was celebrated when the Arlington and Arlene Seymour Center for...
Several Rural and Small Illinois Schools Receive 2023 National Blue Ribbon Award
The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools is proud to join the United States Department of Education in recognizing the...
AIRSS Celebrates the Passage of SB1787 at This Year’s IASA Conference
AIRSS Executive Director, Dave Ardrey, was joined by Assistant Director Hailey Winkleman and Program Director John Glasgow in Springfield...
Introducing John Glasgow
The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools is excited to welcome John Glasgow to our work as an Associate Director.
SB1787 Passes!
August 4th, 2023 Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 1787 – The Rural Education Advisory Council
2023-24 Grants in Place Fellows
Our friends at Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) are pleased to announce the 2023-24 Grants in Place Fellows Program
Honoring Jim Beddow
It is with great sadness that I share that Dr. Jim Beddow, a friend and former Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) Board Member, passed...
Evidence Based Funding Spending Plan
AIRSS continues to advocate on behalf of rural and small schools, serving when asked. As your Executive Director, I represented AIRSS as...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from AIRSS
Dear rural educators, The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools extends our heartfelt gratitude to all rural and small school...
THANK YOU: SB 1787 Passes House Education Committee
Yesterday was a great day for all Illinois rural and small schools. Your support and grassroots advocacy resulted in SB1787 passing on a...
IMPORTANT - Update on Senate Bill 1787
As you already know, AIRSS has been advocating for a voice within ISBE to support rural and small schools. That voice is in the form of a...
North Central College Announces New Partnership with AIRSS
North Central College’s School of Education and Health Sciences and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies have launched a new...
A Thank You to Governor JB Pritzker
The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) would like to thank Governor JB Pritzker for his strong commitment to...
The Teacher Shortage from the Rural Perspective
This op-ed was written on behalf of the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) by our Executive Director,...
ISBE names Dr. Tony Sanders new State Superintendent of Education
The Association of Illinois Rural and Smalls Schools wants to congratulate Dr. Tony Sanders on his appointment as the next State...
AIRSS, the Rural Teacher Corps, and An Old Twist on a New Problem
In the spring of 2018 AIRSS co-hosted with the Office of the Illinois Governor a Rural Teacher Shortage Convening. This project was...
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