New name, leadership for K-State center that helps rural schools

Clark and Goodson look forward to supporting current curriculum initiatives and goals associated with the Kansas State Department of Education school redesign, STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — education, place-based education and civic engagement in rural schools. "In the four decades since the center was created, many changes have occurred in rural communities and rural schools and we are proud, as a land-grant institution, to usher in this newest iteration of impactful and responsive programming," says Debbie Mercer, dean of the College of Education. Embracing its leadership role in the state's educational field, the Rural Education Center plans to continue to fulfill its responsibility in helping rural schools be successful.