There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

Sponsored by Ascendium Education Group, the FORWARD curriculum is designed to support Cooperative Extension Professionals (CEPs) working to address workforce development issues in rural communities.

Texas is set to receive the largest award from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program — with federal officials ...

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it is spreading nearly $60 million across 63 organizations to address staffing shortages and quality of health care in rural areas. The ...

Each year on National Rural Health Day, we pause to recognize the incredible contributions of those who provide care in rural communities. It is here, in rural America, where resilience, innovation, ...

Nearly 1.1 million Louisiana residents live in rural parishes, with 37% covered by Medicaid and 22% covered by Medicare.

Dave Whittemore works in Kennebec Valley Community College’s heat pump lab, where he teaches students how to install and maintain electric heat pumps, which are growing in popularity across Maine.

The Michigan Department of Labor awarded $509,200 to enhance infrastructure, housing, and workforce growth in rural communities through the Rural Readiness Grant Program.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri House of Representatives Special Interim Committee on Workforce Innovation and Technology held its final meeting Tuesday before a new legislative session ...

Maine has had success in adopting heat pumps across the state, and jobs have grown quickly — particularly in rural areas. But as the state approaches big deadlines for heat pump installation and ...