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ExxonMobil Commits $125 Million to Math and Science Education Initiative (3/13/07)
ExxonMobil and the ExxonMobil Foundation in Irving, Texas, have announced a $125 million commitment to the National Math & Science Initiative a nonprofit organization created to facilitate the national scale-up of programs that have a demonstrated impact on math and science education in the United States.
With the funding from ExxonMobil, NMSI plans to expand two efforts that have been successful in Texas: training and incentive programs for advanced placement and pre-AP courses, and UTeach, a collaborative program of the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Education at the University of Texas at Austin that encourages math and science majors to become teachers by offering an integrated degree plan, financial assistance, and early teaching experiences.
Both programs have demonstrated considerable success in Texas over the past five years, with schools enrolled in the training programs more than tripling the number of students who scored a three or higher on AP exams in math and science. Over the same period, UTeach has doubled the number of UT-Austin students graduating with math and science teacher certification, while more than 80 percent of the program graduates who entered teaching four years ago are still teaching, compared with a 60 percent four-year retention rate nationally.
"Meeting the world's energy requirements and environmental challenges demands that we have a steady supply of well-skilled engineers and scientists," said ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson "For many years, ExxonMobil has been greatly concerned about the erosion of the number of students coming out of American schools who are qualified and interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and we are confident that NMSI will help to reverse these trends."
"New Program Launched to Foster Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers to Improve U.S. Global Competitiveness."
ExxonMobil Press Release 3/09/07.
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006546/story
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