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The
San Jacinto College North continuing education division has
been awarded nearly $50,000 through the National Council for
Community and Education Partnerships 2004 Promoting Excellence
and Innovation in Education grant program, which is funded by
the Southwestern Bell Corporation Foundation. “Enabling
low-income students to attend college is one of the greatest
gifts we could bestow on our community,” said San Jac North
President Dr. Charles Grant, “We
are grateful to SBC in donating this grant to us.” The
funds support GEAR UP, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs, a federal program that helps
students in low-income communities make it to college.
After-school programs help students with math, science,
reading and technology. The funds will also establish new K-16 education partnerships based on the GEAR UP model. Teachers in the Galena Park Independent School District will be trained in utilization of technology in the classroom.
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