Job Shadowing Release Indiana FINAL 3.28.12

For more information, contact: Tammy Rader Brad Rateike AT&T Public Relations AT&T Public Affairs Office: (317) 822-8836 Office: (317) 265-4020 Mobile: (317) 850-9665 Mobile: (317) 435-9417 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AT&T JOB SHADOW INITIATIVE REACHES 100,000 U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS— INCREASING HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS MORE THAN 1,400 HOOSIER STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM INITIATIVE AND COMPANY LOOKS FORWARD TO EXPANDED JOB SHADOW UNDER NEW $250M AT&T ASPIRE COMMITMENT INDIANAPOLIS, MARCH 28, 2012— As part of a nationwide celebration, more than 70 Indianapolis students teamed up with AT&T employees to celebrate the milestone of reaching 100,000 students nationwide to help reduce the high school dropout rate, through the AT&T/Junior Achievement Worldwide Job Shadow Initiative, a pillar program of AT&T Aspire's first four years. AT&T Aspire is already among the most significant U.S. corporate educational initiatives with more than $100 million invested since 2008 to tackle high school success and workforce readiness for students at-risk of dropping out. AT&T recently announced a $250 million expansion of Aspire to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college, and to ensure the country is better prepared to meet global competition. The Indianapolis event was one of 62 locations across the country simultaneously holding events to acknowledge the accomplishment and encourage employees to participate in the company’s first ―Bring Your Student to Job Shadow Day. ‖ Indiana was one of 41 states that participated in the Job Shadow program. Since the program launch in 2008, more than 1,400 Hoosier students have teamed up with AT&T employees to connect the dots between success in the classroom and life. ―Equipping our students to graduate high school with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce or college is an important issue for students, our company and our country,‖ said AT&T Indiana External and Corporate Affairs Director David Lewis. ―Our company and every American business needs an educated workforce to compete globally — our economic future depends on it.‖

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Job Shadowing Release Indiana FINAL 3.28.12