Rural Education and Rural Labor Force in the Seventies

Frank A. Fratoe

No 333580, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Rural public school education lags behind metro central and suburban public school education in virtually all areas. Rural schools, with less revenue and support staff, are educating students who are more likely to enroll in school later, complete fewer school years, score lower on national tests, and fail to attend college than metro students. Since a greater proportion of these students do not get the higher education necessary for white collar or professional jobs, they tend to enter the labor force in blue collar or other lower paying occupations.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 1978-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333580

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