Grants Grants can come from the federal government, your state government, your college or career school, or a private or nonprofit organization. Grants are also known as “gift aid”, meaning they are FREE money and do not require you to pay them back. Learn about the various types of grants below: Federal Pell Grant is usually awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need […]
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Uplift Education is proud to recognize ten of its Class of 2023 seniors for being named QuestBridge Match Scholar Recipients. This prestigious program helps talented, low-income students attend the nation’s best colleges and to support them to achieve success in their respective careers and communities. Uplift’s QuestBridge Match Scholarship Recipients for 2022-23 are: The program
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In the past three and a half years I have moved to San Francisco, been awarded enough scholarships to fully cover my tuition and fees, obtained seven internships, (three of which have become lasting clients), been a leader in my community, and built a portfolio I am proud of. As I slowly check off my
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Life After Uplift provides an in-depth look at what Uplift Education alumni experience after graduating and going off into the real world. In this edition of Life After Uplift, Mariah Steward takes us through her experiences after she graduated and her journey in the early stage of her career. Mariah, a graduate of Uplift Luna Preparatory, first became interested in education in high school as she experienced how
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Life After Uplift provides an in-depth look at what Uplift Education alumni experience after graduating and going off into the real world. In this edition of Life After Uplift, we learn about Fahim Ahamed, founder of Hold My Chai, a chai business set to open soon in Frisco. “When I was at North Hills, I was nowhere near
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Bedrick Topovich remembers being a little kid and having his mom ask him to look at a spreadsheet instead of watching cartoons. Bedrick’s mother was an accountant in Peru specializing in bookkeeping and auditing. “At first, I would get upset because it wasn’t fun at all,” said Bedrick. “But then it eventually piqued my
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Beginning with the high school class of 2022, it is now a state law in Texas that every graduating senior must fill out a FAFSA, TASFA, or sign an opt-out form to graduate. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid and TASFA stands for Texas Application for State Financial Aid. Both are applications
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One of the biggest trends in education these days is something called a Common Assessment (or Interim Assessment). These kinds of tests are given by districts and charter schools throughout the nation as a way to ensure that all scholars are learning at the pace needed for them to be successful on state-mandated end-of-year tests.
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“Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.”—Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations 1. Make time for reading!Though it may seem like an obvious suggestion, this one is incredibly important. In order for reading to really become
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Geovanni Murguia remembers what started it all. It was time to go back to school and his parents took him to Payless to buy a new pair of shoes for school. “It was 2008, and the recession was in full swing, both my parents had lost their jobs and they couldn’t afford the shoes,” Geovanni
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Uplift’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.
Uplift Education Board of Trustees: Rev. Dr. Lael Melville – Chairman, John McPherson – Vice Chairman, Marcia Aaron, Latasha Archie, John Beckert, Dr. Michielle Benson, Melonee Berry, Justin Betzen, Tony Caesar, Simon Chen, Cullum Clark, Berenice Contreras, Adam Cox, Pilar Davies, Scott Ewing, Dr. Lauren Fine, Christine Frary, Ricky Garcia, Mandy Ginsberg, Cameron Johnson, Sam Kang, Hanna Kim, Laura Martinez, Melissa McNeil, Harold Montgomery, Yanela Montoya, Dawn Moore, Christan Perkins, Todd Rapp, Gio Sanchez, Jeremy Scruggs, James Stanton, Tracy Syler-Jones, Stefanie Tsen, Christine VanDeVelde Luskin, Kelly Whaley, Pete Zwick, Uplift Education CEO: Yasmin Bhatia