<p>A colorful look at rural America's rebound--and at the tensions created when urban expatriates meet old-time country values--centered on a Colorado community and its one-room school house. <br />

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<p>In the 1990s， rural America increased in population three times faster than it did in the 1980s， as people left cities searching for a slower pace， new opportunities， and better schools. Battle Rock is the examination of one such rural community tucked into McElmo Canyon in the remote southwest corner of Colorado. From 1999-2000， Bill Celis lived in the community and attended Battle Rock school， which sits in the middle of the canyon， providing both a real and figurative divider between the longtime farmers and ranchers from the</p>