August 2011
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Colorado GEAR UP college matriculation update to...
Message from Scott Mendelsberg, Executive Director, Colorado GEAR UP, to Colorado Congressional Delegation.
Colorado’s colleges and universities began the fall semester last week and we wanted to provide you with an update on our successful entering freshmen cohort of GEAR UP students. We believe our data for helping underserved students can be compared with any pre-collegiate program in the...
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Washington State University study proves GEAR UP's... →
The Social & Economic Sciences Research Center of Washington State University completed a study on the Washington State GEAR UP classes of 2000 - 2003. The study shows that students who are involved in GEAR UP enroll and succeed in postsecondary education at higher rates than those of their peers.
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Congressional Visit
I made a visit yesterday (Tues. Aug. 23) to Representative James Langford, 5th District, Oklahoma office. I spoke with his Oklahoma Chief of Staff. The meeting was very positive and I was assured that Representative Langford would be supporting GEAR UP and our efforts. I am scheduled to meet Representative Tom Cole and Representative Dan Boren in the next few days.
Jolynn S. Horn Oklahoma...
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“After I complete college I intend to return to my hometown to work for my Tribe,...”
– Thomas Lawrence, Washington State GEAR UP Alumni Cape Flattery School District, Neah Bay, WA
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“Upon returning from the National College Fair in Portland, Oregon, our counselor...”
– Klickitat School District Staff Member Klickitat, Washington
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Hispanic College Enrollment Spikes, Narrowing Gaps...
24% Growth from 2009 to 2010
Washington, DC – Driven by a single-year surge of 24% in Hispanic enrollment, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data. From 2009 to 2010, the number of Hispanic young adults enrolled in college grew...
2011 National GEAR UP Week - Dates to be announced...
NCCEP is collaborating closely with Congressman Fattah’s office in preparation for National GEAR UP Week. The dates will be announced soon, as we are working to get key personnel from the U.S. Department of Education involved in the celebrations.
As you know, Secretary Arne Duncan celebrated National GEAR UP Day last year, on September 29, at the Friendship Charter Public School in Washington, DC...
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Secretary Duncan to Hold #AskArne Twitter Town...
The Department of Education announced today that Secretary Arne Duncan will participate in the first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall on August 24, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Veteran education journalist John Merrow will moderate the town hall that will also be broadcast live on ED’s ustream channel.
Beginning today, Twitter users can submit questions to the Secretary using the hashtag #AskArne.
The...
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“GEAR UP has been has been instrumental in teaching us that we can change our...”
– Ivon Garcia Bridgeport High School Okanogan Valley GEAR UP Partnership 