UC SANTA CRUZ’S EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP CENTER HAS RECEIVED A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. OVER $3 MILLION HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE CENTER TO HELP PREPARE UNDER-SERVED STUDENTS IN THE MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR COLLEGE. THE GRANT IS ONE OF 41 THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED NATIONWIDE AS PART OF THE PROGRAM GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (OR ‘GEAR UP’).
