{"id":27296,"date":"2025-07-01T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=27296"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:16:10","slug":"rural-ed-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/rural-ed-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Rural Education Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id27296_5de3c1-9c{margin-top:-20px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id27296_5de3c1-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id27296_5de3c1-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id27296_5de3c1-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id27296_5de3c1-9c{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_58951d-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_58951d-26\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_58951d-26, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_58951d-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_58951d-26\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading27296_58951d-26 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_58951d-26\">New England Rural Education Hub<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_050843-ae, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_050843-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_050843-ae\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_050843-ae mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_050843-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_050843-ae\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_050843-ae img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_050843-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_050843-ae\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 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Development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id27296_a243dd-6a > 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mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_270c80-9a\">Strengthening Rural Schools &amp; Communities<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id27296_193983-21{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id27296_193983-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id27296_193983-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id27296_193983-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id27296_193983-21 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id27296_193983-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column27296_a90b92-f1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column27296_a90b92-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column27296_a90b92-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column27296_a90b92-f1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_aacd60-64\">The New England Rural Education Hub, housed in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, represents a partnership between the <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralschoolscollaborative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rural Schools Collaborative<\/a> and UMaine to advance high-quality preparation for rural teachers and school leaders to teach in and lead thriving rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_e84f0d-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_e84f0d-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_e84f0d-21\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_e84f0d-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27296_e84f0d-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27296_e84f0d-21\"] 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