\n\t\tDiplomas can give young people a path away from crime\t<\/a>
\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\nMeanwhile, like many teachers, Galarowic said she’s tired of playing all the parts; she plans to retire early.<\/p>\n
“I’m a third-generation teacher, my grandmother was a teacher, my dad was a teacher, and what they did and what I’m doing are not the same thing anymore,” Galarowic said.<\/p>\n
Another common issue, 80% of the students in the Rudyard Area School District come from poverty, another common rural district issue<\/p>\n
“The average income for our county is $39,000. So that makes it tough. I mean, there’s not really too much affordable housing, obtainable housing,” McKee said.<\/p>\n
The Upper Peninsula is known for its beauty, but also for geographical isolation. Some towns are 60 miles away from the nearest grocery store and homes are miles apart from each other. <\/p>\n
“We’re about as remote as you can be up here,” said Superintendent of DeTour Area School District Bob Vaught. <\/p>\n
However, Vaught said loneliness takes its toll.<\/p>\n
“Mental health certainly has come to the limelight as of late. It’s something that has always been because we’re a very, you know, Midwestern closed society; we don’t share our secrets,” Vaught said. <\/p>\n
Even with an endless list of challenges, McKee said he’s not leaving. <\/p>\n
“This is the town that made me. I’m going to help the next generation,” he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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