R.I. gets $33.6M to help disadvantaged students GEAR UP for college

RHODE ISLAND is receiving $33.6 million in federal funding for its GEAR UP program that helps prepare disadvantaged students for future success in higher education, the state’s congressional delegates announced Tuesday.  /PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON 

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $33.6 million to help prepare disadvantaged students for success in higher education, the state’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday.  The grant from the U.S. Department of Education will provide $4.8 million per year for seven years for Rhode Island’s GEAR UP program to help serve 4,000 students annually in Providence,

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