Maria Carmen Vargas from the UC Santa Cruz GEAR UP program in Greenfield, California, was one of five recipients of the 2008 GEAR UP Parent Leadership Award presented today at the National Council for ...

University of Oklahoma President Joseph Harroz speaks during a news conference announcing GEAR UP grants for OU's K20 Center for Educational Renewal in Norman. The University of Oklahoma has announced ...

STATEWIDE – The U.S. Department of Education has canceled a $34.9 million federal grant for the Purdue University-run Indiana GEAR UP college-readiness program. The termination, effective immediately, ...

JCC GEAR UP students attend Veterinary, Agriculture, STEM, and Trades Career Discovery event at Alfred State College. Going to college might feel out of reach for young people whose families face ...

Every September, VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the GEAR UP program—which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness ...

College degrees create opportunities but not everyone has the means to go to college. A new program through The University of Oklahoma looks to change that for thousands of people. Education leaders ...

For some, college may seem like an obvious path to take, but it isn’t so clear for others, especially when they might be the first in their family to attend. Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for ...

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YAKIMA, Wash. - Former GEAR UP director Loueta Johnson said she was relieved a University of Washington audit did not find her or her staff guilty of intentionally misusing grant monies. Her comments ...

In a three-year span, administrators of the University of Washington's Toppenish-based program to get more low-income students into college charged almost $50,000 in unallowed expenses to federal ...