GSK Pledges $10M at White House Meeting on US Education Reform
At a White House meeting yesterday with President Obama and US business leaders to address education reform, GlaxoSmithKline pledged to contribute $10 million toward education over the next five years.
At a White House meeting yesterday with President Obama and US business leaders to address education reform, GlaxoSmithKline pledged to contribute $10 million toward education over the next five years, with at least one-third of the funds going toward drop-out prevention in the lowest performing schools in the United States.
GSK will also dedicate a minimum of two of the company's PULSE volunteers to programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and drop-out prevention initiatives in the United States.
Deirdre Connelly, President, North America Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline said, "GSK has a vested interest in ensuring that future generations graduate from high schools and colleges. America's youth play a cr
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