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* For more than 15 years, TI has worked closely
with educators and administrators to develop student-focused curricular and
supplemental classroom materials, and it supports the world's largest
professional development organization for the appropriate use of educational
technology. With 100,000 members and 240 Affiliates,
NCTM is the world's largest organization dedicated to improving mathematics
education in prekindergarten through grade 12.

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The History Channel(R) Save Our History Initiative Is the Super Reggie Winner at The Reggie Awards

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WASHINGTON, D. "The Teacher
Advancement Program complements our own mission to dramatically
improve K-12 urban education by increasing student achievement and
closing achievement gaps," said Founder Eli Broad. "TAP's great
promise is its focus on attracting and retaining the highest quality
teacher talent, while providing tangible incentives through both
professional development and performance-based compensation. We are thrilled that almost 23,000
teachers have opted into the program since Season Two debuted, and the cast of
'NUMB3RS' enjoys spreading the word that 'Math is cool!'" said "NUMB3RS"
Executive Producers and co-Creators Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci, who
along with the show's cast are visiting math teacher conferences around the
U.
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Solmon, who holds a Ph. Texas Instruments (TI), in partnership with CBS, launched this
unique education initiative based on the TV series "NUMB3RS" to support
teachers, motivate students and raise awareness of the many uses of
mathematics in everyday life.
The We All Use Math Every Day program launched in September 2005 and
includes a student sweepstakes with extra credit math questions, cast events
at key educational trade shows, classroom materials and weekly math
activities. "Before I could even
respond, another student pointed at the poster and said, 'You know what she is
going to say .
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) is the world leader in digital
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The Save Our History campaign also
includes original documentaries, national promotion on The History Channel,
broadband activities in schools, and past work with The Smithsonian
Institution, National Park Service, National Trust for Historic Preservation
and others. to help educate teachers about the program. See education .

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"The History Channel is thrilled to be recognized by the Reggie Awards for
the marketing and promotion of an initiative that grew out of the dedication
our network has to preserving history . Milken acknowledged
the early and continuing support of the Walton Family Foundation.
The weekly math activities for grades 8-12, jointly developed by TI the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), correspond with each
episode of the show.
"I have the NUMB3RS poster in my classroom and the other day a student
asked me the famous question all math teachers must defend , "When are we EVER
going to use this?," said Lois Coles, an 8th grade Algebra teacher from
Brentwood Middle School in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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Through competitive grants and appropriations, the federal
government has also provided funds to sustain and expand TAP as a
well-documented teacher quality reform. More information is available at http://www.

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The
Save Our History Grant program received 700 applications and 29 history
organizations received Save Our History community preservation grants to fund
innovative, educational projects designed to bring communities together and
engage children in the preservation of their local history
In 2004, The History Channel created a full educator 's manual-now linked
to all 50 states' educational standards-in addition to a one-class lesson plan
that teachers can utilize to educate students on historic preservation. For more
information, visit www.It's like the poster says.. "TI's We All Use
Math Every Day program is designed to have a long-term positive effect on how
math is perceived and show its real world relevancy.

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" Michael Mohamad, Senior Vice
President, Marketing.
The History Channel created the Save Our History Grant Program this year
as an extension of the Save Our History philanthropic initiative,
demonstrating The History Channel commitment to inspiring, motivating and
educating local communities on the importance of preserving the past.
"The single most essential school-related factor in student
achievement is the quality of the teacher in the classroom," said
Lowell Milken, an education reform pioneer who has personally visited
more than 2,000 classrooms nationwide.
The Teacher Advancement Program Foundation is based in Santa
Monica, California, and can be reached at 310-570-4860. Students Learn Math Concepts from Activities Based on CBS Hit TV Series
'NUMB3RS '

DALLAS and LOS ANGELES, Nearly 23,000
educators are championing a math revolution aimed at getting U. Challenging the student
perception that math is boring or irrelevant, teachers are combining education
with popular entertainment to show students that We All Use Math Every
Day (TM)...
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About "NUMB3RS"
Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Barry Schindel, David W.

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Milken announced the new TAP Foundation during the 18th annual
Milken National Educator Awards at the National Building Museum in
Washington, D.
The growth of TAP has been spurred on by the active participation
of teachers , administrators and education policymakers, along with
numerous governors; teachers' unions at the district level; and
business groups including The Teaching Commission.tapschools.

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Receives a total of three awards

NEW YORK, The History Channel Save Our History
initiative received a total of three awards from The Promotion Marketing
Association at the 2005 Reggie Awards , a competition to identify and honor the
best promotional programs of the year. Save Our History
also won a gold in both the National Consumer Promotion category (budget under
$1,000,000) and the Cause/Community Outreach Promotion category.
Save Our History, which received the Promotion Marketing Association's
2004 PRO Award for "Overall Best Idea or Concept" is The History Channel
national and grassroots initiative that marshals the network's media, creative,
and financial resources as well as its advertising, affiliate and promotional
relationships to support community preservation nationwide and to enhance the
teaching of local history in America's classrooms.
Approximately 55,000 students in the first year alone used the educators'
manual in classrooms across the country .S. Zucker, Nicolas
Falacci, and Cheryl Heuton are executive producers of NUMB3RS, which was
created by Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci.

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Noting more than $18 million invested to date by the Milken Family
Foundation in research , development and implementation of the Teacher
Advancement Program, Milken committed an additional one-year,
$5-million grant to the new TAP Foundation.3-million grant to the TAP Foundation to
expand the program to at least two urban districts. But while Milken Educators are a testament to the
many high quality teachers in K-12 schools today, the nation
desperately needs far greater numbers of capable men and women to
enter - and remain - in teaching.
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"NUMB3RS," which premiered on January 23, 2005, focuses on FBI agent Don
Eppes (Rob Morrow) who recruits his mathematical genius brother Charlie (David
Krumholtz) to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los
Angeles. Designed with leading educators, Texas
Instruments' educational technology and services are tested against recognized
third-party research on effective instruction and improved student learning. TI is
headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing or sales operations in
more than 25 countries.

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As a comprehensive, research-based strategy to attract, develop,
motivate and retain talented people to teaching, the Teacher
Advancement Program (TAP) integrates four key elements: multiple
career paths; instructionally focused accountability; ongoing, applied
professional growth; and performance-based compensation. United in purpose, we can provide educators the necessary
tools to prepare our young people for the opportunities and challenges
of a global economy. middle and
high school students more interested in mathematics. The activities are available free for download at
cbs.

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The History
Channel was in competition with major brand promotions including Pepsi, Ebay ,
McDonalds, Kraft, Yahoo, Court TV and CNN. Only by offering teachers sustained
opportunities for career advancement, professional growth, teacher
accountability, and competitive compensation can we bring the
necessary quantity of capable professionals into America's classrooms
and close the achievement gap.. And TAP's professional growth
opportunities have been shown to draw high quality teachers into
neighborhoods with low socio-economic student populations where they
are needed most.

About the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of
mathematics education, providing vision, leadership , and professional
development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the
highest quality for all students.

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The Super Reggie, the highest accolade,
selected from among the gold winners across all promotion categories was
bestowed on The History Channel Save Our History initiative.

Now reaching more than 87 million Nielsen subscribers, The History
Channel(R), "Where the Past Comes Alive(R)," brings history to life in a
powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history
personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the
past.one per room. Solmon, executive vice president-education and
director of TAP for the Milken Family Foundation, is the new TAP
Foundation president.

Nearly 23 000 Teachers Now Participating in Texas Instruments 'We All Use Math Every Day' Education Program

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The goal of TAP is nothing less than to
have a highly skilled, highly motivated, competitively compensated,
utterly committed and unequivocally proud teacher in every classroom
in the country.
Demonstrating its confidence in TAP, The Broad Foundation has
announced a five-year, $5. Lewis C.ti. The Council's Principles and
Standards for School Mathematics includes guidelines for excellence in
mathematics education and issues a call for all students to engage in more
challenging mathematics.

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com. He initially created TAP in 1999 as a complementary
initiative to the Milken National Educator Awards, which has evolved
into the nation's largest teacher recognition program since its
inception in 1987." Teachers can find program information and order a classroom start-
up kit at cbs.

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C. As a public
charity , the TAP Foundation is now able to accept tax-deductible
contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.S.com/numb3rs.
Such research shows that use of graphing calculators and wireless
collaborative technology in the classroom helps teachers implement
instructional strategies that lead to higher student interest, engagement and
achievement in mathematics.com/research for more information.

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In 2004, The History Channel earned five News and Documentary Emmy(R)
Awards and previously received the prestigious Governor's Award from the
Academy of Television Arts + Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)"
campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education .

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"If we are to succeed in dramatically improving educational
opportunities for all of our students ," said Milken, "we must actively
engage individuals, foundations, corporations and other community
institutions in support of national, state and district education
efforts. Inspired by actual cases, the series depicts how police work and
mathematics provide unexpected revelations and answers to the most perplexing
criminal questions. Two additional students
will receive scholarships , and the winning teacher will win a walk-on part on
"NUMB3RS.

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Teacher Advancement Program Foundation Launched as Public 503c3 Charity to Accelerate Teacher Quality Reform Through Public/Private Partnerships; Initial Grant

----Citing the goal
of a quality educational opportunity for every child in America as
dependent on a highly skilled and motivated teacher force, Milken
Family Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder Lowell Milken has announced
the formation of an independent public charity, national in scope,
called the Teacher Advancement Program Foundation. Not one per school or per district.

Research
demonstrates that when comparing year-to-year changes in student
achievement, TAP schools have outperformed their control counterparts
nearly 70 percent of the time. The high quality, engaging activities allow students to
more deeply explore the math derived directly from the concepts highlighted in
each "NUMB3RS" episode. 'we ALL use math every day!'"
"Improving math literacy among America 's students will give them more
career options in the future," said Melendy Lovett, president of Texas
Instruments Educational + Productivity Solutions business.org.

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HistoryChannel.D."
"It is gratifying to know that 'NUMB3RS' is 'doing good' and serving a
purpose beyond pure entertainment . In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses also
include Sensors + Controls, and Educational + Productivity Solutions.

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"The grim reality of inadequate
educational opportunities for far too many of our nation's young
people makes reform imperative.. A student and one teacher will each win a trip for
four to Hollywood to meet cast members of the show.com.
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symbol TXN.

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The History
Channel web site is located at http://www. According to Milken, this will
require changing the structure of the teaching profession while
retaining its essence. in economics from the
University of Chicago, is professor emeritus at the University of
California at Los Angeles, where he served as dean of its Graduate
School of Education for six years.ti.

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Burgeoning
support for TAP from a broad cross-section of public and private
stakeholders fueled the decision to establish an independent Teacher
Advancement Program Foundation, offering additional opportunities to
strengthen the American teaching profession through public/private
partnerships.

About Texas Instruments
Educational + Productivity Solutions, a business of Texas Instruments,
provides a wide range of advanced tools connecting the classroom experience
with real-world applications and enabling students and teachers to explore
math and science interactively.

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In its first five years, TAP has been implemented in nine states,
involving more than 35,000 students and 2,100 teachers.com/numb3rs.
*Based on related research on classroom communications systems and
specific pedagogy. NUMB3RS is produced by Scott
Free in association with Paramount Network Television for CBS.

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