JULIA GROUP, THE

Students from under-served and minority communities are not only under-represented in the health professions but also academically unprepared to succeed in majors leading to those jobs. Existing appli ...

Alcohol and drug use is epidemic in rural America, as geographic barriers impede contact between youth and service providers, there is a shortage of mental health professionals and low literacy preclu ...

Methamphetamine use is a scourge of rural communities - and the problem is getting worse. The combination of declining local economies, secluded sites for concealing illegal activities and use of chem ...

English language learners (ELL) are both the fastest growing and among the lowest performing student populations in rural schools. The average ELL student has spent seven years in U.S. school systems ...

Aztech Games addresses a key national priority, "Development of technologies and services that specifically address the needs of youth and the low-income sector of the rural population" through softwa ...

The Dakota Learning Project uses computer gaming to address the problem of low mathematics achievement of American Indian children in rural persistent poverty counties. Students solve mathematical pro ...

Mathematics achievement of Native American students is the lowest of all racial and ethnic groups, a disadvantage that is evident by the fourth grade. Students living on American Indian reservations, ...