University of Montevallo helping high schools stay connected

GEAR UP programs across the U.S. have shifted how they are supporting educators, students, and families during COVID-19. GEAR UP Jefferson County was recently featured for their successful services during and before the pandemic. “We are trying to do everything we possibly can to support the schools and the teachers,” said GEAR UP Jefferson County director Jenny Ceesay. Due to early planning and partnerships in their grant, they were…

A New Worry From the COVID-19 Crisis: Paying for College 

The College Crusade of Rhode Island, the home of Rhode Island GEAR UP, was recently featured in Education Week, for their response to the current crisis high school seniors are facing: how to pay for college now that everything has changed. Even though students had been planning extensively for a college dream since middle school, the COVID-19 pandemic changed it all. Students were now not only navigating college admissions and college…