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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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23 Oct 2020
In the years ahead, technology training will be critical to overcoming gaps in readiness. The new 2020 State of Technology shows you how. Read the report. #sponsorcontent #promethean bit.ly/2RRDCKv
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KJD_Ky retweeted
21 Oct 2020
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
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KJD_Ky retweeted
24 Sep 2020
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
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KJD_Ky retweeted
23 Sep 2020
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.
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KJD_Ky retweeted
22 Sep 2020
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
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KJD_Ky retweeted
21 Sep 2020
@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
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KJD_Ky retweeted
23 Sep 2020
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
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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
21 Sep 2020
In honor of National GEAR UP Week, GEAR UP KY will be sharing faces & facts of GEAR UP. Please share the msg that #GEARUPworks! Look at what GUK does for students in the 12 school districts that we serve: youtu.be/a0Cy3M36_PI @edpartnerships @CPENews @cpepres #iheartGEARUP
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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=oH9aSMB0… @CPENews @GEARUPToday @prichardcom
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Thank you for the shoutout @cpenews! So proud of our team!
15 May 2020
The GUKrew has been working hard (& creatively) to support our students & schools. Read more about it here: insight.councilonpostseconda… @cpepres @CPENews @edpartnerships @flemingschools @bourboncoschool #gearupworks #KYHigherEdMatters
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KJD_Ky retweeted
19 Mar 2020
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.
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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
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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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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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…
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“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
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