February 21st, 2012
Bold Commitments Aim for Dramatic Increase in STEM Teacher Corps
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/
In a dramatic response to the nation’s critical shortage of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, more than 115 organizations gathered at Google’s Washington, D.C. offices have committed to bold, measurable plans to recruit, train, hire, develop, and retain 100,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in the next decade.
With the addition today of a $1.5 million pledge from CA Technologies, the partners’ commitments to STEM teachers are now backed by a $24 million fund pledged by 15 donors who also include: J.P. Morgan Chase, Google, The Dow Chemical Company, Carnegie Corporation of New York, NewSchools Venture Fund, and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Boston, Michael and Susan Dell, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Bill & Melinda Gates, Greater Texas, Heising-Simons, William and Flora Hewlett and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family foundations.
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February 13th, 2012
Unleashing Generosity Day!
Across the nation, people are rebooting Valentine’s Day as Generosity Day. They are taking the pledge to make the day about love by forgoing the greeting cards in favor of giving back. In just three easy steps, you can honor your loved ones with a $14 gift that will keep on giving as part of the Unleashing Generosity Tulsa program. Read More »
February 6th, 2012
Teach for America Tulsa Institute
Dear friends,
In just five months, Tulsa will be on the national stage as we inaugurate the summer Institute in the company of nearly 1,000 inspiring young leaders who represent what is best about our nation. We share their optimism and drive to accelerate the pace of change in our country’s education system, and we are excited about what this program and Teach For America mean to our community. Read More »
