The Rural School and Community Trust www.ruraledu.org is the premier national nonprofit organization addressing the critical relationship between good schools and  thriving rural communities.

Working in some of the poorest, most  challenging rural places, The Rural Trust involves young people in learning linked to their communities, improves the quality of teaching and school leadership, advocates for appropriate state educational policies, and addresses the critical issue of funding for rural schools.

It has worked in partnership with the Southern Initiative of the Algebra Project  in schools across Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Arizona.