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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...

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...

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...

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 —...

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...

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...

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 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...

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN), a Texas-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming rural education and workforce systems, is expanding its EPIC (Empowering People, Inspiring Communities) model into Abilene, Lubbock, and Beaumont, bringing new career-connected...

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Thoma Foundation—marking the Foundation’s second major investment in our mission to strengthen rural communities through education, workforce development, and civic leadership. This funding will...