#  National Center for Rural Education Research Networks 

 



The National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) seeks to increase opportunity for rural students through the power of actionable data and evidence.



 

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 [### Who We Are

 ](/staff-0)The Center is led by Director of Research Initiatives for College and Career Success Elise Swanson with Principal Investigators Thomas Kane, Douglas Staiger, and Christopher Avery with an advisory board of rural education and regional experts.



 

 

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 [### What We Do

 ](/ncrern-approach)In collaboration with our network partners, we test, replicate, and share promising rural educational interventions.



 

 

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 [### Our Research

 ](/research)Over five years, the Center has conducted research studies with rural partners, sharing findings and best practices from these studies with the goal of bringing new evidence and resources to bear in the field of rural education.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  News 

 



  [### Empower Schools and the Center for Education Policy Research Partner to Advance Research on the Enabling Policies and Impact of Rural Collaboratives

 ](/news/2025/05/empower-schools-and-center-education-policy-research-partner-advance-research-enabling) May 16, 2025 

 

   [### From the Bluegrass State to Boston: Bringing Home the Lessons of the Rural Summit

 ](/news/bluegrass-state-boston-bringing-home-lessons-rural-summit) June 21, 2024 

 

   [### Exploring New Avenues for Postsecondary Success: A Spotlight on Western Local School District

 ](/news/exploring-new-avenues-post-secondary-success) June 10, 2024 

 

  

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