The faces of Gear Up

Check out the post-graduation plans of four GEAR UP students from Mingus Union High School in Arizona made and have been working toward over the past six years.

Gear Up teaches ‘spirit of exploration’

GEAR UP seniors at Mingus Union High School in Arizona are getting ready to launch into their futures. The soon-to-be-graduates have spent the last six years exploring what their futures could be and preparing diligently for that future. Of the 270 seniors, 86% plan to pursue a postsecondary education.

Kids need late night help with homework? Some Bibb County students can get it here

In Bibb County, Georgia, GEAR UP students have access to online tutoring twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. These students can pick their tutors, select favorite tutors, and seek help anytime to gain the confidence and skills they need to excel in the classroom.

Lafayette Parish Students Win Congressional App Challenge for Louisiana's Third District

Students in Lafayette, Louisiana, participated in the Congressional App Challenge. David Calais, Deonta Trim, Jeremiah Willis, Marjorie Hooper, and David Thibodaux, GEAR UP students at high schools in Lafayette, teamed up and won first place for their “Rescue Me” app.

West Virginia students are earning higher grade point averages, successfully completing first year of college thanks to text messaging service

In West Virginia, some GEAR UP students participated in the Txt 4 Success initiative. Findings indicate that students who participated were 6 – 6.7 percentage points more likely to persist from the first year to the second year of college; that number is even higher for students from rural areas. As part of the program, students received text messages…

OU’S GEAR UP program sees record enrollment, changes students’ lives

Oakland University (OU) has 119 new college freshman who are from GEAR UP high schools across Michigan. Starting in the seventh grade, these students began thinking about college, and attending OU felt like a natural step for many – they could already see themselves attending long before they enrolled. Not only did this generation of students experience the impact of GEAR UP, but they are already looking forward to reaching…

Lunch celebrates 2017 Bibb graduates now in college

The Bibb County GEAR UP program in Georgia is hosting a special Fall Semester “Survivor” Celebration for 2017 graduates who are now attending college. They’ll have free lunch, hear from others on making it through their first year of college, and see former classmates.

Duval County awarded $12M to help most challenged 7th graders

GEAR UP grant in Duval County, Florida, was approved by the school board. The GEAR UP program there will serve 2,800 seventh-grade students at 10 under-resourced schools in the district to help prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education.

3 Spokane middle schools awarded grant aimed at helping low-income further their education

In Spokane, Washington, three middle schools are excited to implement GEAR UP in their schools. Students will have career and college counselors that will work with them through high school graduation to prepare them for their futures.