Utah State University's (USU) Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services today announced that the school researchers have been awarded a federal Department of Education Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) partnership grant for $2.2 million a year over a proposed seven years for a total of $15.45 million. These funds will go toward a regional initiative designed to help better prepare the students for entrance into and success in higher education institutions.
Named the STARS! (Science, Technology, Arithmetic, Reading Students) GEAR UP Partnership, USU has partnered with Rocky Mountain NASA Space Consortium, Texas Instruments, the Space Dynamic Laboratory, SureScore, the Ute Indian Tribe, the USU Student Services Access and Diversity Center, the USU Department of Teacher Education and Leadership, seven school districts (six in Utah, one in Nevada) and three public Utah charter schools, which together will match dollar-for-dollar the federal funding for a project total of $30.9 million. The partners will also collaborate to provide professional development, mentoring, hands-on classroom instruction and other resources throughout the duration of the project. Market Watch
