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The Key to Opening Doors with Joe E. Ross and Nancy Mondragon
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In the third and final episode of The Rural Impact podcast’s series on pathways and policies to ensure rural learners succeed, host Michelle Rathman speaks with Joe E. Ross, president of Reach University. They discuss how the nonprofit is helping solve teacher shortages in rural communities by building innovative pipelines for adult learners. Nancy Mondragon, a Reach University alumna and teacher in a rural Arkansas school district, also shares her experience as an adult learner at Reach University.