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Article: GETTING AHEAD
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- April 22, 2008
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-22-2008
GETTING AHEAD
Date: 04-22-2008, Tuesday
Section: BUSINESS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: GETTING AHEAD
WHAT'S NEW
AT&T Inc. will donate $100 million over four years to programs aimed at boosting high school graduation rates.
AT&T will devote the money to schools and non-profit organizations and fund research and community "dropout prevention summits" run by America's Promise Alliance, a coalition of non-profits and corporations that was founded by Colin Powell.
AT&T also will give 100,000 students the opportunity to "shadow" AT&T employees on the job, "to give them a firsthand look at the skills they will need to succeed," the company said. ...