Incentives can be financial or opportunities for postsecondary education and training. Direct support can be, for example, providing materials, access to technology, and subject matter and curriculum area expertise with a focus on improving student achievement. Pizza Hut Corporation Pizza Hut has a twelve-year history of helping improve reading. Its most recent addition is an effort to help motivate children to read during the summer, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Riley's Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. Children are rewarded at the end of the summer with a personal pan pizza.
Employers can provide resources for one or more schools.
The employers may donate used equipment or special expertise, and employees may be given paid time off to volunteer. United Technologies employees serve as project volunteers at each school site to assist in site planning, project execution and Internet training. This effort was originally part of ConneCT '96,a statewide effort to bring the vast resources of the Internet to every school and library in Connecticut. United States Army U.S. Army units and installations have formed successful partnerships with local schools around the country since the mid 1980's. These partnerships are designed to improve the academic, social and development skills of all children who are in need at the schools.