Elk Lake School District

With cups of whole milk, Elk Lake leaders toasted Arden Tewksbury, who has served on the board for 64 years — longer than anyone else on an unpaid school board in the United States.

Historically underfunded districts receive the vast majority of new state education funding. Leaders of small, rural districts want Pennsylvania to examine the funding formula and seek cyber charter school reform.

People living in both rural and urban counties face unique barriers to accessible healthcare. School-based health centers help residents to overcome those obstacles, centering the schools as community hubs.