Rusk County Schools Share in $749,400 Distance-Learning Grant
COMMUNITYLADYSMITH — Four Rusk County school districts are among 30 across rural Wisconsin that will benefit from a $749,400 federal distance-learning grant announced this month.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant went to Cooperative Educational Service Agency 10 in Chippewa Falls, and its list of districts includes Bruce, Flambeau, Ladysmith and Lake Holcombe. In all, the investment is expected to support 14,445 rural students and 1,914 educators across 12 counties, including Rusk.
Through CESA 10's distance-learning consortium, the money will upgrade aging distance-learning infrastructure. USDA says modernizing those systems helps districts work around local teacher shortages and offer a wider curriculum, including advanced placement, post-secondary, career and technical education, and college-preparatory courses.