National Rural Education Association (NREA)

NREA is a national nonprofit association founded in 1907 that advocates for rural K–12 education, convenes K–12 educators and leaders, and organizes the National Forum to Advance Rural Education (annual conference) which targets district and school administrators, superintendents, principals, researchers, and policymakers. The organization runs an annual national conference (National Forum to Advance Rural Education), publishes research (The Rural Educator; Why Rural Matters), and provides professional development and networking for K–12 school administrators.