AT&T invests more than $20 Million to help aid students and teachers

AT&T’s Aspire program is designed to bring students and teachers over $20 Million in benefits across 25 different states.AT&T hopes the program will teach students how to be more productive with mobile learning.

Teachers will be able to share content with their students easier and hassle free. Its new ‘Text to help’ will give answers to questions students may have, when applying to different colleges and universities. The program will also give students hands-on time with people in career fields they might be interested in.

This will all be run by a new online platform designed specifically for students and faculty. AT&T is strongly committed to creating a better tomorrow. Here are all the details on AT&T’s new program.

AT&T Kicks Off School Year with More Than $20 Million Investment in Students and TeachersFunding to Support Education organizations in California SAN FRANCISCO,Sept. 3, 2015/PRNewswire/ — AT&T is kick starting the 2015-2016 school year with$20 million in contributions to education organizations through its AT&T Aspire program.

Students and teachers in California, and more than 25 other states, will benefit. This back to school investment is just one of the ways that AT&T is using the power of its network to build a better tomorrow.“As students head back to school, we want to make sure we’re doing our part to help them succeed,” said Nicole Anderson, Executive Director of Philanthropy, AT&T Services, Inc.

“We’re collaborating with organizations that help students of all ages access mobile learning, mentors and the skills they need to hit the ground running beginning this fall and well into their futures.”Nationwide, AT&T is supporting innovative organizations that are helping students by:

*.Mobilizing Learning:Enables students to learn wherever theyare – at school, at home or anywhere in between. AT&T is supporting organizations that use mobile technology to provide new educational content and academic support. These organizations includeCurriki, where teachers can create and share content, and theGet Schooled“Text to Help” program that helps answer students’ questions about applying to and paying for college.

*.Powering Career Skills:AT&T isalso funding organizations thathelp students find future careers and get hands-on workexperience. Some of these organizations includeRoadtrip Nation,Jobs for America’s GraduatesandUrban Alliance. Programs likeCode.organdBlack Girls CODEhelp students develop computer science and coding skills.

*.Making Connections:AT&T is also connecting mentors with students through secure onlineplatforms working with organizations likeWe Teach ScienceandiCouldBe. In addition, organizations likeCommunities In SchoolsandJunior Achievementwill provide face to face mentoring opportunities.

Through AT&T Aspire, AT&T drives innovation in education to promote student success in school and beyond. By investing innew tools and solutions that leverage our unique technologies and capabilities, AT&T helps personalize and mobilize learning for students of all ages and backgrounds.About Philanthropy and Social Innovation at AT&TAT&T Inc. is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives.

Through its community initiatives, AT&T has a long history of investing in projects that create learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; or address community needs. In 2014, nearly$127 million was contributed or directed through corporate-, employee-, social investment- and AT&T Foundation-giving programs. AT&T Aspire is AT&T’s signature education initiative that drives innovation in education by bringing diverse resources to bear on the issue including funding, technology, employee voluntarism, and mentoring.

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