(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Quality equipment is essential to a quality education. 3M’s in-kind gift of 250 Super Close Projection Systems 700 Series, valued at about $720,000, which includes projectors, speakers, and wall-mounts, has been donated to the SME Education Foundation for distribution to the network of middle schools and high schools across the country offering Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum.

“Our gift reflects 3M’s mission to invest in teachers—giving them opportunities to introduce new ways of learning into the classroom to make math and science relevant and engaging for students—and Project Lead The Way curriculum does that,” says Barbara Kaufmann, manager of Education Giving, and director of the 3M Foundation. “We’re pleased to provide equipment that will complement the skills of instructors and enhance the learning experience of students.” Kaufmann is responsible for the strategy and implementation of 3M’s support to education targeting math, science, and economics/business education from elementary through graduate school.

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