Bad Economy Affects Rural School Conferences

The economic downturn being felt across the country is having an effect on rural schools and the organizations that support them. A case in point is that the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools at Kansas State University cancelled one day of their 28th Annual Rural and Small Schools Conference due to low registration. I've been to their conference several times and I know that attendance wasn't down because of the quality of the program. Bob Newhouse and Barbara Havlicek always put together a terrific event. It surely must be due to economic pressures being felt by school administrators.

One wonders how the economy will affect the National Rural Education Association Convention in October.