The 2026 TSTC Big Country KidWind Challenge brought together student engineers from across the region for a day of innovation, teamwork, and renewable energy exploration. Twenty teams representing five school districts — Colorado ISD, Floydada Collegiate ISD, Hamlin...
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Three Collegiate Edu-Nation Partner Districts Participate in ESC 17 STEAM Event
Three Collegiate Edu-Nation Partner Districts Participate in ESC 17 STEAM Event LUBBOCK, Texas — Three Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) partner districts — Post ISD, Seagraves ISD, and Floydada Collegiate ISD — participated in this month’s Education Service Center (ESC)...
Collegiate Edu-Nation Joins RAISE AI Collaborative to Advance AI-Driven Innovation in Rural Schools
Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) is proud to join the RAISE AI Collaborative, a national initiative bringing together rural educators to explore the future of teaching and learning through responsible, student-centered uses of artificial intelligence. Rural educators have...
CEN Virtual PLC Highlights “SWAP It Up” Strategies for Fast, High-Impact Reteaching
The Collegiate Education Network (CEN) recently hosted a Virtual Professional Learning Community (VPLC) session titled SWAP It Up: Fast Moves, Real Impact, led by Dr. Chantel Schulz. The session focused on helping educators rethink reteaching—showing that effective...
Edu-REACH Coach Melinda Brasuell Named 2025 Michael Carano Teacher Excellence Award Recipient
Collegiate Education Network (CEN) proudly announces that Melinda Brasuell, Edu-REACH Coach, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Michael Carano Teacher Excellence Award, an honor presented by the Electronics Foundation to recognize outstanding educators advancing...
Roscoe Collegiate Students Show What They Know
From the Desk of Dr. Andy Wilson Director of Research at CEN It was my pleasure to be invited to judge 3rd grade student-directed research projects at Roscoe Collegiate ISD this fall. A few minutes after 8:00, the first group of 3rd-grade students entered the room —...
Collegiate Edu-Nation Announces Jeff Walker as President
Seasoned rural education leader brings 17+ years of experience advancing postsecondary and workforce pathways across Texas Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN), a Texas-based nonprofit dedicated to strengthening rural education and workforce systems, is proud to announce Jeff...
Finding Her Calling Close to Home: How AmeriCorps and CEN Helped One Rural Educator Live Her Dream
Gay Hibbitts, a proud Throckmorton High School graduate, was born and raised just two blocks from the school she now calls home as a teacher. After raising her three sons and caring for her parents through their battles with cancer, she felt a deep pull back to the...
New Mexico launches first preschool to workforce initiative through Rural Education-Workforce Collaborative
CORONA, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions announced yesterday the launch of the first-of-its kind Rural Education-Workforce Collaborative, a $400,000 statewide initiative connecting early education and P-12 instruction in rural school districts...
From Dreams to Reality: Brittany Baumbach’s Path with CEN
From the very start of her career in healthcare, Brittany Baumbach knew she wanted more. “I’ve been working in healthcare since I was 18,” she shares, “and as rewarding as each step has been, I always felt I wasn’t quite where I was meant to be.” The spark to return...