In STEM education, Alcoa underwrites efforts such as community colleges that coordinate with local manufacturers and a program to teach elementary and middle school students about model airplanes and applied aerodynamics.

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The goal of his Academy is to properly train elementary school teachers to teach math and science in the classroom as 90% of them have no accreditation in these fields.

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