Gearing Up for Academic Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
Revises fund allocation to provide, under certain conditions, for formula grants to states and competitive grants to partnerships. Requires partnerships, through a cohort approach, to provide activities designed to ensure: (1) secondary school completion and college enrollment of students at risk of dropping out; and (2) systemic changes in schools, so future cohorts of children will benefit. Requires such activities to include: (1) enrollment in college preparation curricula; (2) professional development for college preparation course instructors; and (3) curriculum development. Requires states to provide: (1) policy leadership to promote college readiness of students, especially those at risk of dropping out and those who are economically disadvantaged; and (2) services to promote coordination and information sharing among grantees.
Eliminates authority for a scholarship program component and for 21st Century Scholar Certificates.
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