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TI "Power of STEM Education" 2015 grants total almost $6 millionDALLAS, June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced today that its 2015 corporate and foundation giving to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education totals almost $6 million. Focused on collaborative strategies to improve student success and teaching effectiveness in STEM education, TI and the Texas Instruments Foundation designate "Power of STEM Education" grants to a variety of nonprofit partners and educators in targeted communities where the company has a major design or manufacturing presence. Special emphasis is given to programs that reach female and minority students who are underrepresented in science and engineering careers today. "We seek out effective partners and collaborate to get results," said Andy Smith, executive director of the TI Foundation and director of corporate philanthropy. "Through strategic investments, long-term relationships with educators and their organizations, and partnerships with nonprofits in our local communities, we help develop and support proven, successful education programs that can be scaled and replicated. Through these partnerships, we believe all students can move forward and experience greater success in STEM." "TI's commitment to education dates back to the company's inception and remains our highest philanthropic priority. Education is a top passion for TI employees as well," Smith said. "These grants present a great opportunity for us to combine our investment with the involvement of volunteers to make an even greater impact." STEM education partners receiving "Power of STEM Education" grants this year are located in North Texas (Dallas area), California's Bay Area and South Portland, Maine. North Texas Additional North Texas grant partners include: Big Thought; Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County and Greater Dallas; Dallas Regional Science & Engineering Fair; Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas; Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas; Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet School; Junior League of Dallas; National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education; Perot Museum of Nature & Science; Real School Gardens; St. Philip's School & Community Center; Teach for America; Teaching Trust; TexPREP, University of Texas at Dallas; and the Texas Science and Engineering Fair. Bay Area, California Additional partnerships include Across the Bridge Foundation; Black Girls Code; Breakthrough Silicon Valley; California Alliance of African American Educators; Citizen Schools, Inc.; Environmental Volunteers; Family Giving Tree; Girls Who Code; InnVision Shelter Network; Resource Area for Teaching; San Jose State University; Santa Clara County Office of Education; Silicon Valley Children's Fund; Society of Women Engineers of Santa Clara Valley; Teach for America; We Teach Science; and Youth Science Institute. Maine For more information about TI's support of education please see ti.com/education or watch a video here. About Texas Instruments About the Texas Instruments Foundation
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