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	2010 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference GEARing UP for Excellence: Linking Programs, Practice and Policy Thank you for helping to make the 2010 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference a success!
	Hispanic Scholarship Fund Launches "Your Words Today" Campaign Featuring Novelas from NCCEP's Exito Escolar HSF and the Ad Council have launched a national campaign focusing on Latino parents and families. The underlying message of Your Words Today/Tus Palabras de Hoy is a call to action for Latino parents to talk to their children about college today, stressing the importance of going to college and completing their degree. Interested parents can recieve a free DVD containing information about college and three of NCCEP's Spanish language novelas, as featured in the Exito Escolar program. The HSF DVD can be supplemented with more in-depth material by purchasing the full Exito Escolar curriculum from NCCEP.
	NCCEP's Éxito Escolar Toolkit for Academic Success in the Latino Community NCCEP's Éxito Escolar is an exciting multimedia college access curriculum designed to inform Latino students and families about ways to prepare for, apply to, and pay for postsecondary education. The bilingual curriculum is focused around a series of Spanish-language films. The final version, including four Spanish-language novelas with English subtitles, a full curriculum and student handbook, information sheets, and more is now available. To learn more and for ordering information, click here.
	NCCEP's 16 Summers Toolkit for Academic Success NCCEP is proud to introduce 16 Summers, a multimedia program designed to inform students and families about ways to prepare for, apply to, and pay for postsecondary education. The extensive curriculum centers around the film 16 Summers, featuring actor and musician Nick Cannon. The 16 Summers film and training materials were created for teachers, counselors, administrators, youth program coordinators, parent/family involvement coordinators, or anyone who works with students and families. To learn more and for ordering information, click here.
	Financial Education: Money Skills for Real Life In partnership with NCCEP, the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) has developed an exciting new resource to educate high school students in the GEAR UP program on financial literacy. Available through NCCEP, this interactive website and teacher's manual provides information on how high school students can gain early control of their finances, make smart financial choices, and reflect upon the financial benefits of a college education. Click here to learn more.