GEAR UP reaching out to rural youthBy Richard Doty | |
 Harwood |
An IU School of Education program aimed at getting more rural high school students to attend college has been chosen for a national study because of its excellence.
Termed GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), the U.S. Department of Education program is operated by IU as a partnership of Orange County schools, businesses, parents and community organizations. The Orange County pro gram has $l million in funding for five years. The federal government commissioned a study of 20 of the 164 GEAR UP partnership grants. According to Juanita Lucas-McLean, program analyst for the evaluators, the Orange County program was selected “because it is one of the best organized GEAR UP project s and has made excellent progress in its first year of operation.” The focus on a rural county also is of interest because of the need to encourage rural children to be prepared for higher education, said William Harwood, who teaches at the IU School of Education and is project director for the Orange County program. |
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