Oroville and Tonasket School Districts are among 11 districts to be part of a more than $18 million Gear Up award by the U.S. Department of Education to help students prepare for college.

A $22 million federal grant will help nearly 6,000 Virginia seventh-graders prepare for college.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe says the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will administer the federal "GEAR UP" grant for 16 school districts. GEAR UP is an acronym for "Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs."

Students in ten West Virginia counties will have extra help preparing for college and career training programs, thanks to a $21 million grant awarded to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission). The U.S. Department of Education announced today...

The Iowa College Student Aid Commission has received a $22 million federal grant for an estimated 6,300 low-income students over the next seven years.

Iowa is one of 10 states selected by the U.S. Department of Education for the GEAR UP award, a press release announced Tuesday. That money will target seventh grade students on free and reduced-price lunch at low-income schools and follow them through high school and their first year of college.