GEAR UP for College or Career

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Monday marks the start of GEAR UP Week, aimed at boosting early awareness and readiness for college.

“GEAR UP Hawaiʻi has been a critical program to assist in leading education reform efforts to help meet the state’s goal of 55% of working age adults holding a two- or four- year college degree by 2025,” said Karen Lee, executive director of Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education, which oversees GEAR UP Hawai‘i. “The program works hand in hand with UH and the Hawaii DOE to prepare Hawai‘i’s students to graduate from high school ready for college or a career, which is absolutely essential to our state’s future.”

Check out the full news release here.

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