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The mission of the New Jersey Business Coalition for Educational Excellence (BCEE) at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is to ensure all students achieve at high levels, become productive citizens and are well prepared to succeed in the workplace.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a national partnership program that brings together local schools, higher education institutions and the private sector to promote pre-engineering education in middle and high school. PLTW provides pre-engineering courses for students in participating schools in hopes of yielding a bigger, better-trained and technology-savvy employee pipeline.

For more than ten years, Arthur F. Ryan has led education reform efforts at Prudential Financial. His belief that company leaders and corporate America can make a difference in student achievement has driven him and Prudential to devote countless hours and resources to improving our nation’s public schools. From advocacy to philanthropy to personal investment, Ryan and his company are stalwarts in America’s public education reform movement.

Texas Instruments (TI), a global semiconductor company and designer and supplier of digital signal processing and analog technologies, has a long and successful track record of strategic corporate philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy in the area of public education. TI recognizes the need to prepare students for careers that require proficiency and competency in math and science skills to ensure a workforce that can continue to move technological research and development forward in the U.S.