Collectively, your voice is loud.
The Coalition of Ohio Rural and Appalachian Schools is the only statewide education entity focused on the needs of rural public schools, teachers and students.
Together, because of our dedication to the legislative process, we can ensure the needs of public schools in every far off hill and holler is clearly heard at the Ohio Statehouse.
Featured Testimonies
Occasionally, CORAS members are asked to testify before Legislative Committees. Below are a few of the most recent testimonies given by CORAS members or represntatives.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advocate for and support the public schools of rural and Appalachian Ohio in the continuous improvement of educational opportunities available to all the region’s children. This statement of mission acknowledges that the region’s public schools are an integral part of the public education system for Ohio and that the Coalition may support and join with similar efforts throughout the state to improve the educational opportunities for all children.
Organization Goals
Seek
equity in Ohio’s system of school funding and adequacy of educational opportunity for all of Ohio’s children.
Support
the continuous development of educational leaders throughout the region’s public school systems.
Identify
and analyze policy issues that impact the effectiveness, strength, and character of the public school system and to formulate and communicate position statements in response to these issues.
Sponsor
and promote the use of research and to share successful practices for improving educational opportunities for all children in the CORAS region.