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Excited to be joining @CPENews #HigherEdquity Symposium today where @cpepres & @UofLPresNeeli are talking about how #KYhighered can innovate & expand support services to help students succeed-they need us now more than ever! #theurgencyofNOW #KYhigheredmatters @GEARUPToday

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Want to pursue a hot career? If so, WELDING may spark your interest! Welding jobs in KY are plentiful & pay good wages – & the Work Ready KY Scholarship may cover your postsecondary training tuition. Fill out that #FAFSA! #GEARUPworks @CPENews @cpepres @edpartnerships @KHEAA

During 2019-20, 1,418 GEAR UP KY students were able to envision themselves at college or in a career via campus & other field trips. Here's one middle schooler’s experience at @eku: youtu.be/F1YLqazluyQ #GEARUPworks #iheartGEARUP @edpartnerships @CPENews @cpepres

We can find solutions that are systematic and deeply rooted in the culture we leave for generations to come. This should be the minimum of what we commit to if we love Kentucky and humanity.

During the 2019-20 school year, GEAR UP KY staff had a total of 39,784 hours delivering services to a total of 5,230 students in 23 schools! One of last year’s grads shares the GEAR UP impact: youtu.be/RmfjXtKi304 #GEARUPworks #iheartGEARUP @edpartnerships @CPENews @cpepres

@GEARUPToday let’s use National GEAR UP Week to spark our FAFSA Frenzy and CAPP Campaign! Where r u going to PSE? Can you afford not to go PSE? #gearupworks #iheartGEARUP

Are you a caring adult in a GEAR UP KY student’s life? If so, please like the new GUK Families page, where you can discover resources & learn ways to support student success! facebook.com/GUKFamilies/ #GEARUPworks #iheartGEARUP @edpartnerships @CPENews @cpepres @prichardcom

It's National GEAR UP Week! Not sure what GEAR UP is? Here is a look at what GEAR UP Ky does to help students and their families prepare for the transition to postsecondary education. #GEARUPworks #Iheartgearup #GEARUPweek

Happening now - join @cpepres Dr. Aaron Thompson as he talks more about "Education: A Catalyst for Systematic Equity" on YouTube live: youtube.com/watch?v=oH9aSM… @CPENews @GEARUPToday @prichardcom

Thank you for the shoutout @cpenews! So proud of our team!

Happening tonight: Join partners @LearnMinute, @LTAccelerator, @PCStuVoiceTeam, @stu_voice for the #COVID19ed Chat (8pm ET), as #workforce professionals & educators exchange strategies & resources to ensure communities have what they need during the #coronavirus pandemic.

Excited to hear from @karen_mapp at #Prichard19 about how to effectively build capacity of parents and schools to support each other and to drive student success! #GroundswellKY @prichardcom @GEARUPToday

Anything worth doing well is worth measuring well. Don’t be afraid to redirect funds from student interventions that those that are driving outcomes. #smarterschoolspending #Prichard19 @prichardcom @GEARUPToday @NateLevenson

“Despite increased investment in special education, students w disabilities remain among the most underserved in our schools. It is a change of approach not a change of funding or increases in staff that will create change” - @NateLevenson #Prichard19 @prichardcom @GEARUPToday

“We have to normalize that when we talk about school budgets, it is a conversations about students and learning. These are not separate issues.” @NateLevenson #Prichard19 @prichardcom @GEARUPToday

“I’ve never seen a district use its dollars well if there wasn’t a strong partnership with the community. It is crucial to success.” - @NateLevenson #Prichard19 #GroundswellKY #edquity

Shoutout to @GEARUPToday school partners @flemingschools & Robertson County Schools named as #KYbrightspots for student performance in math and reading! #Prichard19 #GroundswellKY @CPENews uknow.uky.edu/research/12-ke…

“KY has made huge progress in education over the last 2 decades, but our state remains the 5th leading state in % of population living in poverty. We must move the needle in THIS generation” - @bblomramsey #GroundswellKY #Prichard19 @GEARUPToday @CPENews