Business and Industry Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education
SAS [click image to play video]
May 18, 2009
SMT Center
This award recognizes a N.C. business whose support has strengthened SMT preK-12 education programs in formal or informal settings.
SAS
SAS has long been a supporter of education in North Carolina. Among the highlights of SAS’s leadership for educational innovation in North Carolina are:
Creating a growing library of web-based curriculum resources that are highly interactive and engaging for students.
Championing the state’s use of the Internet to overcome limitations of geography and resources so that every student and teacher can access high-quality learning.
Providing significant support for the William and Ira Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University.
Collaborating with four other companies to establish High Five: Regional Partnership for High School Excellence which is committed to all students graduating with high school diplomas well prepared to pursue higher education and careers of their choice.
Advocating for and investing in the development of the NC 1:1 Laptop Pilot Initiative that provides 21st Century resources to teachers and students.
