ND Governor's Press Release -- Hess To Donate > $25 Million to Enhance North Dakota Education -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

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Press release, November 8, 2011 --

Hess will donate more than $25 million to fund "Succeed 2020," a statewide education project aimed at helping North Dakota students become better prepared for college and careers.

The project is designed for middle and high school students, beginning with next year's fifth graders, or the graduating class of 2020.

Goals: increase ACT scores; decrease developmental or remedial education, and increase the number of students who complete high school and college programs on-time.

Considering North Dakota already has one of the strongest education programs in the nation, this is pretty exciting.

North Dakota already ranks 14th in the nation on ACT scores and tests "all" students. The states in the top ten do not test all students, but rather about 60 - 70 percent.