West Virginia GEAR UP Student Leadership Academy inspires and educates students

This fall, hundreds of West Virginia GEAR UP students from across the state traveled to the state's capitol for the Student Leadership Academy. The event featured keynote speaker, Robert Anthony, a U.S. Amputee Soccer player, U.S. Paratriathlete, U.S. Sitting Volleyball A2 player, Para Spartan competitor, and American Ninja Warrior competitor. His message focused on persevering through struggle and adversity.…

Dual-enrolling daughter inspires mother to get degree with help from Tennessee Reconnect

At one of GEAR UP Tennessee’s schools, a mom and daughter are attending the same college and enrolled in two different sections of the same Introduction to Art course. Reagan Majors is a senior at Clinton High School and in her second year taking dual enrollment courses at Roane State. Meanwhile, a state grant is helping her mother, Kristi McMahan, earn an associate degree in accounting.

“This is exactly…