how has pandemic affected the conditions of kids in rural areas
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very badly in rural areas they are not able to attend classes due to network issue
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We don't often hear about the 15% of students who attend rural schools. It seems this population is often left out of national conversations about the impact of COVID on education. Mara Tieken, Ed.M.'06, Ed.D.'11, associate professor at Bates College, is an expert on rural schools and has been helping many rural school districts cope throughout the pandemic. In this episode, Tieken talks about some of the ways rural schools are getting through the pandemic and ideas on how to include rural schools in the national conversation.
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TRANSCRIPT
Mara TiekenJill Anderson: I'm Jill Anderson. This is the Harvard EdCast.
Imagine spending two hours driving just to get to school or heading to a McDonald's parking lot to access the internet for a day of remote learning. Mara Tieken says that is the reality for many rural students in America and COVID-19 hasn't made it any easier.
She's an associate professor at Bates College who has long studied rural schools and is trying to help many rural districts cope with the pandemic as cases continue to rise. We don't often hear about rural schools so I asked Mara, why they are so often left out of the national conversation.
Mara Tieken: Most of the attention has been