Membership Resources
State Membership
Membership with the Mississippi Rural Education Association connects you with other educators and provides access to all things rural education. Learn more about joining at the bottom of this page!
Collaborate
Collaboration with rural educators and advocates including industry and non-profit groups working to support rural schools in MS
Nominate
Opportunity to nominate a Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year, NREA Hero Award, Exemplary Practices Award, and for students to participate in the annual NREA Foundation Essay Contest
Attend
Opportunity to attend the PREPS Partnership Conference including a dedicated strand of rural-focused sessions
Learn
Rural education legislative updates
Direct
Opportunity to direct the advocacy work of MSREA
Partner
Attendance at the MSREA annual meeting, to be held at the PREPS Partnership Conference each year
National Membership
As a member of MSREA, you will automatically become a member of the National Rural Education Association. Membership in NREA confers the following benefits:
- Membership in the National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition to monitor and influence federal legislation relating to rural schools
- Weekly electronic newsletter, The NREA Update
- Opportunity to attend the NREA Research Symposium and NREA Convention
- The Rural Educator, the peer-reviewed journal of the NREA and the voice of small and rural schools
- Opportunities to connect with rural educators across Mississippi and the US