Caroline Preston

Caroline Preston is a senior editor at the Hechinger Report.

Math teacher Charity Hobbs helps her students prepare for the ACT test. Hobbs taught in a small school in Shawnee, Oklahoma, before joining the Academy of Seminole charter school when it opened this fall.

A savvy businessman outmaneuvered community opponents to bring a charter school to a struggling small town. Now he wants to expand to others like it.

By Caroline Preston

Matthew Snyder applied for the job of superintendent in Cheraw, Colorado. The school board liked him (and the idea of saving money) so much that it asked if he'd serve as principal too.

Rural school leaders have some of the most complex roles in education—and some of the highest levels of attrition.

By Caroline Preston