rural education
schools and climate change
Abigail Swisher is a Rural Education Impact Fellow with the Federation of American Scientists. Abigail started her career as a fifth grade teacher in Granville County, North Carolina. Since then, she has served in education policy roles at the local, state and national levels, including roles with New America, the Aspen Institute and the National Council on Teacher Quality. Her work has been featured on National Public Radio, Washington Monthly, the 74 and Education Week, among other outlets.
Early-career and out-of-state teachers tend to be most heavily concentrated in Alaska’s rural schools, where they face a steep curve in adjusting to a new way of life while learning the ropes of teaching.
Again and again, students said that they needed more mental health care in schools for both themselves and their teachers. In rural schools, where there tend to be fewer mental health staff relative to students, access was a particular concern.
Abigail Swisher, Rural Impact Fellow at FAS, served in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. She was part of the team who developed the policy strategy, Raise the Bar, Lead the World. We are pleased to announce the release of three new policy briefs from the U.S. Department of Education: Raising the Bar for […]