Rural school success is crucial for the Nebraska education system. Without rural schools, many students and families would be without access to high quality educational opportunities. Despite the importance of rural education, the number of rural schools in Nebraska continues to decline, and "one thing is clear from academic research on rural…

Columbus Preparatory Academy (CPA) was a school in Academic Emergency and in jeopardy of being closed in 2007. In 2016, CPA was ranked "Excellent with Distinction" and has been the top-ranked academic school for five consecutive years. There have been many "how-to" books written about how to turn schools around, but few…

The primary purpose of this study was to understand why some charter schools have survived while others have not, and to determine what changes charter schools should consider making in order to survive. Several theories were applied to predict the kinds of changes that organizations should anticipate, to explain the sources of change, and to…