March 2012
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College and career planning for seniors
Spring is in the air and college is surely on the minds of Arizona high school seniors. But many middle school and high school students thinking about college don’t know when, where or how to start planning for college and post-secondary education.
To help Arizona’s 8-12 grade students realize their dream of attending college and having a successful career, Expect More Arizona in partnership with...
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GEAR UP Architect Fattah Will Join GEAR UP Family...
PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 2012 — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), architect of GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), the decade-long national success story that prepares low-income students for college, will participate in a special Philadelphia celebration of GEAR UP Family Night at the 76ers game at the Wells Fargo Center Friday, March 9.
Nationally,...
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Specialist Educates Madill Faculty on GEAR UP...
by Brandon Jacks March 2, 2012
Madill High School faculty heard the details of the GEAR UP educational program being established at the school from educational specialist Connie Arneson of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Friday morning in Marietta during a professional development meeting with Marietta and Kingston.
“We want to create a college-going culture,” Anerson...
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Education notes - Awards/Honors (Kentucky.com)
Fifteen juniors from Fayette County Public Schools are among 535 statewide who have received $1,000 college scholarships in the 2012 Drive the Dream program, sponsored by Kentucky GEAR UP. The awards ceremony will be March 16 at Western Kentucky University.
GEAR UP — Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs — is a federally funded program that encourages middle and high...
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GEAR UP prepares JBLM kids for college
Students learn to reject bullies, embrace academics at JBLM workshop
By Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro March 6, 2012
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), in partnership with Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) and the Clover Park School District, hosted a “Keys to Success!” workshop Feb. 25 at the Evergreen Elementary School on JBLM.
The GEAR UP...
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Pre-college remedial help adds up
By Tina Griego Denver Post Columnist POSTED: 02/12/2012
COMMERCE CITY — Andy Anderson, Sean Valdez, Erika Delgado and Stephanie Wolfe are in eighth grade at Adams City Middle School. All left elementary school with good math grades, but they have lost ground.
They are bright young people. What their educational path will look like cannot be predicted. But without intervention, the established...
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Kentucky GEAR UP graduate to be featured speaker...
Press Release Date: Friday, February 10, 2012 Contact Information: Sue Patrick 502-573-1555 Cell: 502-330-6596 Sue.Patrick@ky.gov
As a freshman at Elliott County High School in eastern Kentucky, Joshua (Josh) Sparks never envisioned that he would someday emerge as a national speaker. Sparks, a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with four college majors in mathematics, sociology,...
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GEAR UP Educator Development Initiative
The GEAR UP Educator Development Initiative (GEAR UP EDI) fosters college awareness and readiness for low-income middle and high school students by providing a variety of programs targeted to educators.
The GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Educator Development Initiative (Gear UP EDI) is a program housed within the University of Washington’s Office of...
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College Goal Sunday set at Ripley High
By Staff reports Jackson Newspapers Posted Feb 07, 2012 @ 05:03 PM
Jackson County, W.Va. —
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will host the third annual College Goal Sunday event February 12 at 19 locations throughout the state including at Ripley High School from 1-4 p.m. Students and parents can receive assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
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GEAR-UP off to great start in M-E District
The Helena World Posted Feb 09, 2012 @ 05:12 PM
MARVELL — The Marvell-Elaine School District in partnership with Phillips County Community College of the University of Arkansas recently announced the revitalization of an exciting educational program called GEAR UP.
Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, this special project integrates an educational field trip component into...
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ENMU-Roswell Hosts Free GEAR UP Scholarship...
February 29, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donna Oracion, 624-7404
ENMU-Roswell is urging 2012 public school graduates in Chaves County to take advantage of the GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) scholarship to help pay for their college education. GEAR UP Scholarships are available to 2012 graduates of Dexter High School, Goddard High School,...
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Fattah Sponsors Higher Ed Workshop February 20,...
PHILADELPHIA PA — There’s help at hand for the high cost of college. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) is sponsoring and keynoting a free workshop on Monday February 20 at the Community College of Philadelphia for higher education students and their families. The program will describe how to take advantage of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which he authored in Congress, for a tax...
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GEAR UP Architect and President Agree on Program's...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The nation’s premier program to prepare low-income students for the challenges and rigor of higher education received positive reports on two fronts today - from President Obama and from the program’s architect, Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA).
In Washington, the Obama Administration released its 2013 budget providing $302...
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Fattah Sponsors Higher Ed Workshop February 20,...
PHILADELPHIA PA — There’s help at hand for the high cost of college. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) is sponsoring and keynoting a free workshop on Monday February 20 at the Community College of Philadelphia for higher education students and their families. The program will describe how to take advantage of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which he authored in Congress, for a tax...
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Physics Circus performing through Friday
BY LINDA NGUYEN
Students interested in serving the Waco community can do so by volunteering at the Physics Circus in the Mayborn Museum Complex until Friday.
The event is hosted by the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research at Baylor as a part of GEAR UP Waco, a program that encourages high school students to attain a college education.
“The goal is to give students a...
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Teacher uses T-shirts to encourage young people to...
BY MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Posted on: 02/21/2012 12:00:38 PM PST
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Justin Robinson was tutoring students at Garey High School in Pomona about two years ago when he began to take note of their interests.
Students had long lists that included sports and music, but there were instances when something was conspicuously missing.
“I noticed kids...
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Waco: GEAR UP, The Physics Circus Is Coming To...
Physics Circus, a GEAR UP Waco program, will use comedy, math and science to teach students and adults about energy and the role it plays in science.
BY BRITTANY SEMADENI
WACO (February 20, 2012)—Physics Circus, a GEAR UP Waco program, is coming to town and it’s bringing with it a theatrical performance, jeopardy game show and a fun house.
GEAR UP, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness...
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Students rise to the Challenge: Columbus Jct....
BY CYNTHIA BEAUDETTE
Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:25 pm
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa — You can learn a lot from a high school student; just ask the 10 Columbus Community sophomores who plan to leave town in July.
Their work won them a trip to a national student conference in Washington D.C. and helped them see just what the future can hold.
The students volunteered to research...
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Fifteen Fayette County high school students...
Fifteen juniors from Fayette County Public Schools are among 535 statewide who have received $1,000 college scholarships in the 2012 “Drive the Dream” program, sponsored by Kentucky GEAR UP. The awards ceremony will be March 16 at Western Kentucky University.
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program that encourages middle and high...
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High graduation rate wins Wa-Hi state recognition
BY RACHEL ALEXANDER
Walla Walla High School was one of 48 schools in the state to receive a 2011 Achievement Award for having a high extended graduation rate. Achievement Awards are given by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and they honor schools which perform well in each category of the state’s High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE), as well as those with...
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Attend "Gear Up for College" Event at Kaimuki...
Submitted by Hawaii State Public Library System
“GEAR UP for College” will be presented at Kaimuki Public Library on Thursday, March 1 at 4 p.m. in the Young Adult Area.
Students in middle through high school who are thinking about going to college are invited to attend this free program. Parents are welcome to attend as well.
Claudia Martinez of the Kapiolani Community College...
