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Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, six-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right around the corner, was shuttered. As Jeffrey Brown reports, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Rural schools > Wisconsin.
Rural population > Wisconsin.
School closings > Wisconsin.
Écoles rurales > Wisconsin.
Population rurale > Wisconsin.
Écoles > Fermeture > Wisconsin.
Rural population.
Rural schools.
School closings.
Wisconsin.
Television news programs.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, six-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right around the corner, was shuttered. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the closures can cause logistical challenges, emotional fallout and community divisions.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 21, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (8 minutes)
Playing Time:00:07:33