AT&T on Tuesday announced grants of $100,000 each to the Urban League of Greater Kansas City and to Donnelly College to help encourage careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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The gifts are part of AT&T’s Aspire initiative, designed to reduce the high school dropout rate and promote STEM jobs. Since 2008, the company has pledged more than $100 million toward the program.
The two new grants, revealed at Hickman Mills Junion High School, are part of a $250 million, five-year expansion of the Aspire program.
Diane Stafford, stafford@kcstar.com
Diane Stafford, stafford@kcstar.com
