Dodson Educator Earns Fulbright

Ashley Pankratz, Dodson Public Schools English Teacher, has earned a Distinguished Award in Teaching Research Fulbright.

Upon entering her 11th year of teaching in Phillips County, Pankratz will study professional networking of rurally located teachers in Finland. In addition, she plans to research how the Finnish education system supports its in-service teachers within content-specific areas (e.g., social studies, language/composition, government) in the mid-to-upper grade levels.

Pankratz sees the potential for growing rural educator collaboration as a means of lessening achievement gaps amo...