As parents of Araceli Saucedo who was selected for an Educational Trust award at De Anza Junior High School in 2004, Peter and Araceli Saucedo did not realize how much their lives would change as [...]

Each year GEAR UP middle schools select students for Educational Trust Awards, a "scholarship" valued at $2,000 plus interest and available upon college enrollment. The process for selection at many schools usually includes an essay [...]

California GEAR UP provides 288 Educational Trust Awards to middle school students at current GEAR UP schools throughout California each year. GEAR UP does not find out where these students are until they have entered [...]

Sean Brennan joined the California GEAR UP staff in July 2008 as Regional Coordinator. As a former Project Coordinator at Marshall High School in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Sean adds a great wealth [...]

Blaze Farrar provides support to the GEAR UP team as Administrative Assistant in the Oakland office since September 2007. In addition to being the event coordinator, she serves as a communications hub between school leadership, [...]