Education roundup: School choice debate heats up in rural Oklahoma; how policy can help rural schools thrive

Here's a trio of recent stories about issues in rural education:

School choice is a hot-button issue in many parts of the country. NPR affiliate KOSU in Oklahoma City explores how an out-of-state interest group poured money into attacking a rural state legislator over a controversial school-choice bill. Read more here.

In the third part of a series on rural education, The Daily Yonder explores how education policy and other initiatives can help rural schools overcome challenges. Read more here.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sat down for a "fireside chat" earlier this week with members of the National Indian Education Association, who were in Washington, D.C., for the organization's annual Capitol Hill Week. Read more here.