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(retired)  \nGarfield Eckberg  \nSecretary/Treasurer  \nFarm Bureau  \nMichael M. Brethorst  \nBarnesville, Minn.  \nBen Brunsvold  \nClay County Commissioner  \nRep. Kathy Brynaert  \nMinn. House of Representatives  \nRichard Davenport  \nMinnesota State University, Mankato  \nJames Hoolihan  \nBlandin Foundation  \nTimothy Houle  \nCrow Wing County Administrator  \nCynthia Johnson Farmers’ Union  \nDavid Ladd AgriBank  \nSandy Layman  \nIron Range Resources  \nJohn Monson AgStar Financial  \nDan Reardon  \nOtto Bremer Foundation  \nSen. Dan Sparks Minn. State Senate  \nNancy Straw  \nWest Central Initiative  \nThe Center for Rural Policy and Development respects a diversity of opinion and thought. As such, it solicits and supports research from a variety of rural policy perspectives. The contents and opinions expressed in this report reflect the views of the authors.  \nCenter for Rural Policy and Development  \n600 S. Fifth Street, Suite 211  \nSaint Peter, Minnesota 56082  \nVoice: (507) 934-7700  \nToll free: (877) RURALMN  \nFax: (507) 934-7704  \n[Web: www.ruralmn.org](Web: www.ruralmn.org)  \nA Region Apart:  \nA look at challenges and strategies for rural K-12 schools  \nWith contributions by authors from Wilder Research, St. Paul University of Minnesota, Duluth University of Minnesota, Twin Cities  \nApril 2009  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction  ............................................... i  \nA Summary of the Demographic and Economic Future for Rural Minnesota School Districts  ................... 1  \nPaul Anton Wilder Research Saint Paul, Minn  .  \nStrategies for Rural Minnesota School Districts:  \nA literature review  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3  \nKatie Broton; Dan Mueller, Ph  .D  .; Jennifer Lee Schultz; Maria Gaona Wilder Research  \nSaint Paul, Minn  .  \nLearning Communities in Transition:  \nThe voices of rural administrators  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 41  \nJulia Williams, Ph  .D  .; Gerry Nierengarten, Ed  .D  .; Kim Riordan; Bruce Munson, Ph  .D  .; Dan Corbett  \nUniversity of Minnesota, Duluth Department of Education  \nCost-Effective Policies to Improve Rural  \nK-12 Education in Minnesota  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 65  \nElton Mykerezi, Ph  .D  .; Judy A  . Temple, Ph  .D  .; Kristine Lamm West University of Minnesota, Twin Cities  \nDepartment of Applied Economics  \nRecommendations  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 91  \nCenter for Rural Policy & Development  \nIntroduction  \nWhen this research report was first conceived, the current economic crisis was only just on the verge of revealing its full extent  . But economic crisis or no economic crisis, over the years funding for PK-12 education has been a constant struggle. And while all schools continue to face difficulties, for various reasons rural schools have different and unique sets of hurdles to overcome, largely due to factors not faced by most urban and suburban schools: declining enrollment, an aging taxpayer base, and distance, distance, distance  . 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