Effort aims to empower rural BIPOC communities to maximize the impact of federal and philanthropic funding to support the development of tech ecosystems.
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CORI to work with community leaders in Nacogdoches to develop strategies and provide technical assistance through the Rural Innovation Initiative.
How the different definitions of “rural” used by the federal government paint vastly different pictures of rural places, and have major implications in both how stories are told and funds are distributed.
A look at the growth and impact of Codefi's Youth Coding League, an after-school program that started in southeastern Missouri and is now offered at 60 schools in six states.
The third blog in a series that draws from our new report on tech training and employment in rural America, a project that was funded by Ascendium Education Philanthropy.
The second blog in a series that draws from our new report on tech training and employment in rural America, a project that was funded by Ascendium Education Philanthropy.
The first blog in a series that draws from our new report on tech training and employment in rural America, a project that was funded by Ascendium Education Philanthropy.
Local leaders from around the country gathered this month in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for CORI's 2022 Rural Innovation Network Summit.
Center on Rural Innovation and Ascendium Education Group find untapped potential in rural American workforce, identify central themes about tech employment and training.