For many, summer brings vacations and recreation, but there’s no time to relax for GEAR UP and all our partners with concerns of college readiness, summer melt, and career exploration.
From middle school to high school graduates, Arizona GEAR UP has packed the summer with initiatives to address access and educational equity.
Planning for Year 3 of Arizona GEAR UP 2019-26: The Five E’s of Equity is in full swing for middle school services. Our middle grades team met with educators… Read more
Do you know families that struggle to pay for internet—especially since COVID-19 hit? Help is on the way. In response to the pandemic, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit for families in need, and we want you to help us spread the word.
The service provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal… Read more
Arizona GEAR UP is proud to partner with Helios Education Foundation, Achieve60AZ| College Success Arizona | Expect More Arizona, and other community partners on the Helios Adelante Scholars Initiative, which provides a $1000 incentive scholarship to 2020 graduates to encourage college attendance.
The initiative plans to address the unprecedented drop in postsecondary enrollment in Arizona. Nationally, the postsecondary enrollment for first-time freshman from the class of 2020 declined an unprecedented 6.8 percent, according to the National… Read more
Arizona GEAR UP celebrates and recognizes Dr. Daniel Kain for his nearly 20 years of commitment to the advancement of GEAR UP and a lifelong career as an educator and change agent. In retirement, Dr. Kain can rest assured that his influence, expertise, and collaboration set a new standard for what partnership truly means. His ability to meet people where they are while keeping track of the goals at hand add increased insight to any project in which he… Read more
Since the beginning of Arizona GEAR UP, a program staple has been building positive community relationships that empower students to reach their full potential.
In 2002, Emily Johnson worked for Kino Jr. High and became one of the first GEAR UP Coaches in Arizona. The first GEAR UP grant was a cohort model that followed a class from middle school through high school graduation.
For the next six years, Emily, or “Miss Johnson,” as her students still call her to this… Read more
We need your help to spread the word about free career advising for high school juniors and seniors. AdviseAZ, a program of AZGU project partner College Success Arizona, provides a near-peer advising model to help students prepare for the future.
AdviseAZ AmeriCorps strives to increase the number of students who enroll in and complete postsecondary education. Thanks to the partnership between Arizona GEAR UP and College Success Arizona, high… Read more