Social Reponsibility

Intel Commits $300 Mln to Teacher Training Program
September 27, 2007

*NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leading microchip maker Intel Corp plans to spend $300 million over the next four years on a Web training program to help teachers incorporate technology into their lesson plans. Intel said on Thursday it would work with governments of 15 countries to develop online versions of in-person training courses that it has supported for about seven years. The new program is part of Intel's annual global investment of more than $100 million in improving education in schools and universities. The company says it contributed more than $1 billion over a decade in cash and in-kind support for teacher training.

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