Rural Missouri’s future depends on its public schools

By: Kevin Sandlin

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 984

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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Next month, a child waiting for the bus in a rural district may stand beside a two-lane road, looking across land that has been in one family for generations.

But more and more, that will not be the case.

Rural land that once supported family farms and community life is being absorbed into something larger and less personal. On the ride to school, he may pass where decades ago a locally owned …

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