The first weeks of fall at Arlie Boggs Elementary School in rural Eolie, Kentucky, are usually filled with back-to-school routines. New names line the cubbies, and the hallways gleam with a fresh coat of wax. The sounds of a new school year fill the classrooms. But not this year. Today, Arlie Boggs sits empty. The […]
Mara Casey Tieken
Mara Casey Tieken is a professor of education at Bates College and the co-chair of the school’s education department. She is the author of Why Rural Schools Matter.
