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We are excited to announce the release of the final report from the Rural Informal STEM Conference of 2018. Fully 25% of youth live in rural areas, yet they are often invisible when STEM educational policies and programs are designed. Americans spend only 18.5% of their waking hours in K-12 schooling, leaving