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Drax Foundation Donates More Than $430,000 to Non-Profits Focused on Improving Access to STEM Education and Community Green Spaces for Underserved Communities

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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 MONROE, La., Nov. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable energy company Drax has announced that seven U.S. non-profits will receive $433,000 as part of the Drax Foundation's latest round of donations. The Drax Foundation funds initiatives that support education and skills development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and those that improve community green spaces and enhance biodiversity.

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  • The Drax Foundation funds initiatives that support education and skills development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and those that improve community green spaces and enhance biodiversity.
  • The funds will provide nearly 16,000 children across the southern U.S. with access to STEM education opportunities.
  • Combined with the first wave of funding earlier this year from the Drax Foundation, more than 24,000 young learners will be afforded opportunities in STEM education.
  • "This round of Foundation giving will help deserving organizations change the lives of thousands of children across the southern U.S."
    To learn more about the Drax Foundation and Drax's community efforts, visit www.drax.com/community .

Louisiana & Mississippi Organizations Collaborate to Improve Future STEM and Computer Science Workforce

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Through collaborations in each state, both Louisiana and Mississippi are taking steps to improve the quality of the future workforce for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and computer science careers by offering the online learning platform Learning Blade to schools statewide.

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  • CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Through collaborations in each state, both Louisiana and Mississippi are taking steps to improve the quality of the future workforce for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and computer science careers by offering the online learning platform Learning Blade to schools statewide.
  • Students having a chance to see the relationship between these academics and careers will better prepare our future workforce."
  • The Learning Blade system includes an online platform for educating middle school students about a wide variety of STEM and computer science careers, while reviewing academic standards.
  • New efforts have been forged with Idaho, Mississippi and Louisiana for statewide implementation of Learning Blade beginning this school year.