GE FoundationDeveloping Futures™ in Education
With strong foundations in math and science, U.S. students are better equipped to succeed and be more competitive.
For more than 50 years, GE Foundation has invested in education programs based on a fundamental premise: A quality education ushers in a lifetime of opportunity, which helps build a strong and diverse citizenry to work and live in an increasingly competitive world. In the United States, GE believes that through efforts to provide a quality education, we can help prepare young Americans — especially those in underserved urban districts — for careers in a global economy.
GE Foundation is addressing this education imperative by supporting high-impact initiatives that improve access to, and the equity and quality of, public education. The Developing Futures™ in Education program (which encompasses the GE College Bound Program) is one such endeavor, created to raise student achievement through improved math and science curricula and management capacity at the schools. The program has been expanded with a grant investment of nearly $150 million in six targeted U.S. school districts.
About the Program
School districts use their grants to develop a rigorous, system-wide math and science curriculum and provide comprehensive professional development for their teachers. Through more hands-on instruction, students learn from teachers and GE Volunteers as they work together on special mathematics and science projects involving real-world challenges.
Developing Futures in Education seeks to address some sobering statistics:
70,000- In the United States, only 67 out of every 100 students will graduate from high school on time, and only 18 out of every 100 — fewer than one in five — will end up graduating from college.
70,000- The United States produces only 70,000 graduates in engineering annually versus 600,000 engineering graduates in China.
25th- Today, U.S. students rank 25th out of the 29 developed nations for preparedness in math and science.
Participating School Districts
Follow the progress of the Developing Futures in Education program in these U.S. school districts:
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Developing Futures in Education Summer Conference
The Summer Conference brings together grant recipients to motivate, inspire and better prepare for the coming school year.