Toyota recently announced it has awarded more than $5.2 million in grants to eight educational organizations around the country.
The grants, which were provided through the automobile manufacturer's charitable endowment the Toyota USA Foundation, will go to support math and science education programs for K-12 students.
Grant recipients include the Organization Breakthough Collaborative in San Francisco; the College Entrance Examination Board in New York; the Fremont Education Foundation in Fremont, California; Groundwork in Brooklyn; the Red Cloud Indian School in Plane Ridge, South Dakota; SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania; the Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Virginia, and Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
Several institutions will use the grants to invest in new technology, such as a computer, an interactive whiteboard and a
USB projector. Educators have found utilizing technology in the classroom can enhance a student's learning experience and increase class participation.
"These grants are an investment in the future of our educators and young people, and will give them invaluable skills for the future," said Toyota Motor North America group vice president Patricia Salas Pineda. "Toyota is proud to be able to support the critical work of these organizations."
