How 3 Students Convinced Hillary Clinton To Pay Attention To Rural Schools

[DemocratSinceBirth]

KEOTA, Iowa -- Three high school students in a small Iowa town launched a successful social media campaign to persuade Hillary Clinton to visit their school, which they hope will spark a national conversation about the challenges rural schools face.

Keota is tucked away in America's heartland, about 40 miles southwest of Iowa City. The town’s population has been dwindling over the years, and now hovers around 1,000 residents.

“It’s a small town in the middle of nowhere,” said Megan Adam, a senior at Keota High School. “You look around and you see hog buildings, corn fields and bean fields, and that’s about it.”

Education funding is scarce, a common struggle for other rural schools across the country. Rural communities struggle especially with the cost of transportation, which takes a large portion of the budget and leaves less money for teachers and instruction.

“There’s not a lot of jobs in Keota because it’s mostly small businesses and farming,” said Abby Schulte, another senior at the school. “We don’t have a lot of things pulling people into our town besides our school.”


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-keota-iowa_565493bfe4b0258edb33008e

[MineralMan]

1. Nice!