Dr. Kim Alexander and Alton Frailey on Rural Innovation

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to sign up for our <a href="https://gettingsmart.com/newsletter">Smart Update</a> newsletter to get a weekly round up of what's innovative in learning. </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Kim Alexander and Alton Frailey from</span> <a href="https://edu-nation.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Collegiate Edu Nation</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(CEN). </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kim is the CEO of Collegiate Edu Nation and has spent most of his career at</span> <a href= "https://www.roscoe.esc14.net"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Roscoe Independent School District</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">where he served as superintendent from 2003 to 2019 before transitioning to lead CEN. Kim has done so much in Roscoe to promote early college and STEM to support disadvantaged rural students.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alton has been in the education world for 35 years, serving as a superintendent for two districts in Texas and one in Ohio. Alton is involved in numerous boards and community organizations both locally and nationally. and</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">He is currently President of Alton L. Frailey & Associates, LLC, specializing in leadership development, community engagement, school board team building, and executive coaching.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s listen in as they discuss rural innovation in Texas schools and more about CEN. </span></p>