once a student passes one of the sections of the exam, gee oo foundation uses funds from public schools to cover the cost of college tuition rather than spending the money on more courses within the high school. spanish 101, french 101, whatever. you can take those courses at the college level and i kill two birds with one stone. you get the language and you get the college experience. and it doesn t cost me the teacher. this also means it doesn t cost the student anything to attend college, motivating the students to take the courses. something that is particularly important in a city like gary, indiana, where graduation rates have historically been low. in 2005 when geofoundation joined the community, gary had 50% graduation rate, the city now at 85% while 21st century charter school maintains a 100% graduation rate. the school goes above and beyond to get the students to their classes ensuring transportation is taken care of. my principal would take me. his name is mr. cherry.