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FacebookispleasedtojoinChangetheEquation(CTEq),aCEO-ledinitiativetocultivate

widespreadliteracyinscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM).CTEqwillnotonly

achievePresidentObama’sEducatetoInnovatecampaign’smissiontoincreaseprivateand

philanthropicinvolvementinSTEMeducation,butalsowillmeetacriticalneedforaworkforce

andacitizenryfluentinscienceandmath.

ChangetheEquationisbringingtogethertopcompaniesacrossmultiplesectors,allofwhicharededicatedtopreparingstudentsforSTEM-relatedcareersasaninvestmentintheir

business,theeconomyandourdemocracy.CTEqmembersaimtofilltheopportunitygapwith

capableandenthusiasticSTEM-literateyoungpeople.CTEqisthefirstandonlySTEMeducation

groupthatbringssomanycorporateleaderstogetherincollaborationwiththeWhiteHouse,

StateHousesnationwide,andthefoundationcommunity.

CTEq’sgoalsareto:

1.ImproveSTEMteachingatallgradelevels,withalargerandmoreracially,ethnicallyand

gender-diversepoolofhighly-capableSTEMteachers.·U.S.15-year-oldsscoredbelow18(outof24)nationsinmathandbelow12nationsinsciencein2006.

Source:OECD2006PISAExam

·Black,Hispanic,low-income,andlow-performingstudentsaresignificantlylesslikelytobetaughtby

teacherswithadvanceddegreesinmathandscience.Source:NationalScienceBoard

2.DeepenstudentappreciationandexcitementforSTEMprogramsandcareerstoincrease

enrollmentandsuccess,especiallyamongfemalesandstudentsofcolor.

·Ninein10Americansbelievethatstudyingadvancedmathandscienceisuseful,evenforstudentswho

don’tpursueaSTEMcareer.Yetmorethanhalfofparents(52%)saythemathandsciencetheirchildis

gettinginschoolis"fineasitis."Source:PublicAgenda(2010).AreWeBeginningtoSeetheLight?

3.AchieveasustainedcommitmenttotheSTEMmovementfrombusinessleaders,

governmentofficials,STEMteachersandotherstakeholdersthroughcommunication,

collaborationanddata-baseddecisionmaking.

·Lastyear,ChangetheEquation’s100corporatemembersdevotedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsand

millionsofvolunteerhourstodirectorsupportSTEMeducationinitiativesinalmosteverystateacross

thecountry.TheireffortsreachedmillionsofAmericanstudentsnationwide.Initsfirstyearand

henceforth,CTEqwillbeacatalystforgreatercoherenceandqualityincorporateSTEMinvestments.

“Ourmissionistogivepeoplethepowertoshareandmakethe

worldmoreopenandconnected–andweneedtofindthebest

talenttogetthere.Ihadgreatclassesandteachersinscience,

technology,engineeringandmathematics.Everyoneshould.”

--MarkZuckerberg,FacebookFounderandCEO