Strategic Snapshot Filter

Intel believes that it is critical for the U.S. to maintain its lead in technical innovation, built on excellence in math and science. Innovation drives our standard of living and keeps the U.S. competitive. As Chairman of the Board of Intel, Dr. Craig Barrett has been personally committed to ensuring that the U.S. bolster the innovation pipeline by attracting more students, including women and underrepresented minorities, to pursue science, math, and engineering in school and in their careers.

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.

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.