General Motors Co. said Friday it is giving $900,000 to Project Lead the Way programs in Michigan that will help teach middle and high school students science, technology, engineering and math.
The grant to the organization, a nonprofit provider of the science, technology, engineering and math curriculum, will be paid in $300,000 amounts over three years, with the possibility to extend further, GM said. The funding could help add the nonprofit’s curriculum at 24 more schools in Michigan. Currently, 122 schools in the state offer the curriculum, which includes engineering and biomedical sciences studies.
The Detroit automaker is a longtime supporter of science, technology, engineering and math education. The company sees the importance of getting younger people interested in careers in these areas, as many such jobs are essential to keeping the automaker humming long into the future.