Devon Brenner recommends The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rural Education in the United States

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rural Education in the United States 

Edited by Amy Price Azano, Karen Eppley, & Catharine Biddle  (Bloomsbury, 2021).

Nearly half of all districts, a third of all schools, and about one-fifth of  students in the U.S. are counted as rural. In recent years, rural communities have received increased attention (with much hand-wringing about the so-called rural-urban divide) — yet, even now, there are few resources that address rural education and the unique role of schools in rural communities. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rural Education in the United States fills that gap. The editors, Amy Price Azano, Karen Eppley, and Catharine Biddle, have pulled together diverse rural education voices who have been thinking about policy and practice in rural education for decades, as well as scholars who are relatively new to the field. The result is an approachable, engaging, and thorough overview of rural education, perfect for educators and scholars who may be just beginning to think about this topic.