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 ...

When Alejandro Perez talks about attending college, it's not a matter of "if" the Spring Woods High School freshman goes. It's a matter of when. Perez has been taking a serious look at his future ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Oklahoma President Joseph Harroz speaks during a news conference announcing GEAR UP grants for OU's K20 Center for ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, led by Chancellor Sean Burrage, just received a fifth GEAR UP grant from the U.S.

Akron Public Schools' program to help low-income students prepare for college has been defunded. The U.S. Department of Education has canceled roughly $3.6 million of the $7 million it had promised to ...

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 ...

The University of Missouri-St. Louis recently announced more than $3 million in scholarships for GEAR UP-ST. LOUIS students. The scholarships are made up of $2 million in institutional funds exclusive ...

FITCHBURG — High school Junior and seniors attended the National GEAR UP Week kick-off assembly on Sept. 25, a high energy event meant to empower students and prepare them for post-secondary education ...

Every September, VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week, to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the Vermont GEAR UP program. This federally funded program, which VSAC has ...

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 ...