When San Jose, California's East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) adopted the state's A-G requirements-a set of 15 courses students must pass to qualify for the University of California and California State University systems-the district knew many of its incoming ninth graders were unprepared for ninth-grade biology. Read More
The New York Times
Worried that public schools are failing to prepare students for a complex and changing world, educators Tuesday called for sweeping changes in the way science is taught in the United States, emphasizing hands-on learning and critical scrutiny of scientific evidence. Read More
Palo Alto Weekly Staff
Concerns about new state standards in mathematics on the horizon for 2014 attracted 300 local educators to a gathering Tuesday to explore the potential impact. Read More
Creative, out-of-the-box thinking and collaborative problem-solving are concepts synonymous with Silicon Valley. They are attributes that power our industry, motivate our work ethic and define our can-do spirit. Read More
Mercury News
The subject of when to introduce algebra has for years been one of education's thorniest debates, and the California board of education's recent shift away from promoting Algebra I in eighth grade -- a 15-year-old policy -- has intensified the discussion. Read More
Mercury News
Xavier De La Torre, Superintendent of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, cites SVEF as an organization that sees a return on investment in the form of student academic achievement. Read More
ABC 7 KGO-TV San Francisco, CA
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Growing up in Silicon Valley doesn't necessarily mean every student has access to computers, but a program now in its second year in San Jose is giving students as young as 12 the chance to make their own video games. Read More
Mercury News.com
To encourage more students to reach for college, Fremont Bank has given Silicon Valley Education Foundation $75,000 toward support of the organization's campaign to promote ''A-G'' curriculum in high schools. Read More
Fremont Patch
SAN JOSE, Calif. – To encourage more students to reach for college, Fremont Bank has given Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) $75,000 toward support of SVEF’s campaign to promote ''A-G'' curriculum in high schools. Read More
San Francisco Business Times
The Walmart Foundation gave $100,000 to support mathematics teaching via the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – Celebrating education’s achievements across the region, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation will host its 8th annual Pioneers & Purpose dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose. Read More
California has the largest child population, but the state ranks near the bottom -- 41st in the nation -- when it comes to children's well-being, according to a report released Wednesday. Read More
Silicon Valley leaders are alarmed at a disconnect between the needs of the high tech sector and the math and science standards set by local schools. Read More
A volunteer group appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to explore the status of STEM (Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics) education in curriculum, instructional practices, professional learning, etc. Read More
Mercury News
It's July, and schoolchildren everywhere have bolted out of classrooms for a three-month break from teachers and books -- and learning. Read More
Carnegie Perspectives-Daily News Round Up July 5, 2012 Read More
This summer, instead of staying home and watching TV, 50 children from one Oakland neighborhood are making scaled-down models of windmills and wheelchair-accessible ramps. Read More
KGO-TV/DT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- While many school kids are spending their summer hanging out, a group of 12 and 13-year-olds from San Jose and Santa Clara are learning what it takes to create computers. It's part of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation's summer program to boost math skills. Read More
The President Is Promoting The STEM Program Read More
Mercury News
MORE EDUCATED LOOK: The Silicon Valley Education Foundation unveiled a new logo that tries to emphasize its focus on education. Read More
mercurynews
SVEF helps set up computers for summer math program Read More
Mercury News
Silicon Valley Education Foundation is launching a supplement to its highly successful summer math intervention program starting June 18. Read More
ABCLocal
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A statewide campaign kicked off Tuesday offering parents programs to keep their kids physically and mentally active over the summer. Read More
USnews.com
Dr. Idit Harel Caperton is the founder of the World Wide Workshop, a nonprofit that has developed a game design curriculum being used in five states. Read More
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by David Goll, Reporter
The Flextronics Foundation made a $50,000 grant to the Silicon Valley Education Foundation for a summer math that will help underserved students in Santa Clara County. Read More
Mercury News
More than 500 eighth-graders will get a boost in algebra at twice-monthly Saturday schools offered through the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. Read More
Don Knapp reports from Mountain View, where the Silicon Valley Education Foundation put on a program to encourage and support women in technology. The event was dubbed ''what it means to be a chick in tech.'' Read More
Mercury News Editorial
Proposition 209's ban on affirmative action at California public agencies, including universities, has done the state no favors -- particularly with regard to higher education. Students' intelligence, work ethic and overall potential may not be accurately reflected in College Board tests and other measures typically used for college admission. Read More
Spartandaily.com
A mixture of Silicon Valley students and their families made up the 3500 attendees of the 3rd biannual Advancing Latino/a Achievement and Success Conference at SJSU on Saturday. Read More
It's is one thing for high school students to get into the colleges of their choice, its another to even qualify to apply. Read More
Talking about the status of women in Silicon Valley's tech industry is often a touchy subject. Even the phrase ''status of women in Silicon Valley's tech industry'' is likely to cause some people to bristle uncomfortably. Read More
Mercury News
During my two decades of public service, the past three years on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been the most challenging. Read More
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
SAN JOSE, CA (February 1, 2012) - On the first-ever National Digital Learning Day, some South Bay students put their minds to work developing video games. Zack Heene reports. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (January 24, 2012) - How to use digital tools to change math teaching for middle schoolers will be discussed at a forum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at Stanford University's Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, McCaw Hall, 326 Galvez St. After the conference a technology expo will explain specific digital tools and resources. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (January 17, 2012) - Emmett Carson thinks that 31 school districts, 31 school superintendents and 169 school board members are too many for one county. Santa Clara County needs to pare down districts, he argues. The president of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation rattles off evidence that the system is broken, and charges that the complicated, outdated organization of schools impedes fixing it. But Carson got a taste of just how hard it would be to change school organization, as the audience at the Silicon Valley Education Foundation filled with school board members, and panelists representing districts, disagreed with his diagnosis. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (January 14, 2012) - A forum, Why Algebra Matters and How Technology Can Help, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, McCaw Center at Stanford University. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (January 13, 2012) Tucked away on the second floor of the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits is a group of 28 people working to ensure that all public school students in Silicon Valley get the chance to go to college. The Silicon Valley Education Foundation is slightly less than 5 years old, with forebears about double that age. In the past five years SVEF has helped nearly 2,000 seventh-graders prepare for algebra I in a 75-hour summer course that puts them on a college prep math track to go to college--if they want. Read More
The Startup Ethos
SAN JOSE, CA (December 14, 2011) Expanding the [Stepping Up To Algebra] program makes logistics and volunteer sourcing difficult, so SVEF turned to technology to help make that happen. In a sort of 'blended learning' approach, with bi-monthly in-person sessions, bolstered by the excellent Khan Academy content, and online mentoring on the Meemli platform, SVEF is able to deliver more help to more students, more often. Read More
San Jose Charity Examiner
SAN JOSE, CA (October 18, 2011) Santana Row's ''Stroll the Row'' fundraising event was held on Wednesday, October 12 and Santana Row announced today that the event raised an amazing $1100 for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. In addition to raising much needed funds for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Stroll the Row created a fun shopping environment which was enjoyed by all. Read More
San Jose Charity Examiner
SAN JOSE, CA (September 21, 2011) Santana Row is holding a fundraiser which will benefit the Silicon Valley Foundation on October 12, 2011. ''Stroll the Row'' will be an exciting event which includes wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and fashion. The money raised from the event will go directly to helping students, teachers and administrators throughout Silicon Valley. Read More
Bay Area Parent
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 22, 2011) - ''We live in the land of Google, Apple and Intel. We should be at the hub of this stuff,'' says Muhammed Chaudhry, president of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF), a group that partners with businesses to prepare students for college. ''We’re committed to preparing students to be successful – not just beyond high school but beyond college.'' Read More
San Jose Mercury News and Milpitas Post
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA (July 27, 2011) - The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution in support of A-G requirements in local high schools. I am pleased to be working with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation to implement these requirements in high schools across the county to better prepare our high school students for college. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (July 26, 2011) -- Locally, the nonprofit Silicon Valley Education Foundation has recognized the need for more rigorous science coursework and increased proficiency. In partnership with National Semiconductor, the foundation has created a summer science intervention program for just-graduated middle school students to boost science skills before they enter high school. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (July 21, 2011) - While many children are enjoying summer vacation with trips to the beach, visits to Great America, playing computer games or just goofing off, some 1,800 seventh- and eighth-graders are taking four weeks of intensive pre- algebra and algebra 1 instruction around Silicon Valley. Read More
Knight Foundation
SUNNYVALE, CA (July 14, 2011) - While some kids are still chanting, "No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks," 405 Sunnyvale School District students are taking advantage of the free summer school program at Columbia Middle School funded by the district, Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Stanford Teacher Education Program. Read More
Knight Foundation
SAN JOSE, CA (July 13, 2011) - The World Wide Workshop is currently forming new partnerships in San Jose and Silicon Valley to support the growth and long-term success of this new Globaloria initiative. The first partner is Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Read More
NBC Bay Area
SAN JOSE, CA (July 7, 2011) -- NBC Bay Area's Damian Trujillo reports on a summer program that helps students find a love of learning. Read More
abc7news/KGO
EAST SAN JOSE, Calif. (July 1, 2011) -- Some students in East San Jose are getting a boost in science this summer. A camp called "Stepping Up to Science" helps eighth graders prepare for high school while trying to close the achievement gap. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (June 29, 2011) - Remember when summer was a time for kids to hang out and do nothing? For many children and teens, summer is reverting to that idle time, as state budget woes force classes, camps and recreation programs to scale back or shut down. Read More
USA TODAY
SAN JOSE, CA (February 24, 2011) - Today, TechNet, the bipartisan group of CEOs that promotes innovation, announced the formation of a new non-profit, ConvergeUS, that initially intends to take on childhood education and reading proficiency. It is spearheaded by TechNet CEO Rey Ramsey and Biz Stone, Twitter's co-founder and creative director. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (February 24, 2011) - TechNet, which promotes the policy interests of Silicon Valley companies in Washington, is now promoting a nonprofit -- its own. Read More
KQED Radio
SAN JOSE (FEB. 4, 2011) - KQED's Kelly Wilkinson reports on a new science program being tried out in South Bay classrooms, which uses football game footage to illustrate the principles of physics. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE (FEB. 4, 2011) - While watching Sunday's Super Bowl, some Yerba Buena High School students will see more than tackles and quarterback sacks -- they'll see physics in action. Read More
Milpitas Post
SAN JOSE, CA (January 5, 2011) - Cyd Mathias continues innovating the way she teaches her second-grade students after tucking 12 years in Milpitas Unified School District under her belt. Read More
The Almanac
SAN JOSE, CA (January 5, 2010) - The documentary film "Waiting for Superman," a controversial and pointed critique of U.S. K-12 public education, has set the stage for discussions, one of which took place in Santa Clara on Dec. 14 and included two local educators who were relevant to the film: Diane Tavenner and James Lianides. Read More
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
SAN JOSE (December 10, 2010) - Silicon Valley Community Foundation has awarded nearly $900,000 in grants to help close the achievement gap in middle school mathematics in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (Dec. 9, 2010) - When Betsy Fitch and her co-founders sat down at the kitchen table last spring to plot out the launch of their technology-based enterprise, they had all the elements of the classic Silicon Valley startup story. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (November 21, 2010) – Trying to ensure that more high schoolers graduate ready to enter state universities, the East Side Union High School District board has made college-prep courses the standard curriculum for nearly all students. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (November 5, 2010) - Investing in students today means a strong workforce for tomorrow — it’s been repeated by our politicians, education advocates and business leaders. So why is it that California schools continue to deteriorate? This, despite the fact that California is home to Silicon Valley and Hollywood — which make it one of the ten largest economies in the world. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (September 26, 2010) - As president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, I am proud to support Santa Clara County's Measure A -- Children's Health Protection Act -- on Nov. 2. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (September 12, 2010) - It is no secret that our public schools do not prepare all our students to succeed. Throughout Silicon Valley, educators, business and community leaders and nonprofit organizations have agreed that the achievement gap that separates Latino and African-American students from... Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (August 16, 2010) - Merritt Trace Elementary School is rising from the ashes after an early morning six-alarm fire gutted the main building a month ago. The fire burned a 25,000-square-foot building at Trace, destroying 16 classrooms, the library and several offices with an estimated value of more than $10 million. Read More
NBC Bay Area
The Stepping Up To Algebra/Math Acceleration Program, a summer algebra program that boosts middle school math skills, is the focus of a story produced by NBC Bay Area reporter Damian Trujillo. The program is presented by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, ALearn and Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. Read More
KCBS San Francisco | Oakland | San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS) -- A Silicon Valley non-profit has partnered with several school districts to offer a summer math program to junior high school kids. Read More
ABC 7 News
SAN JOSE, CA (May 19, 2010): The Silicon Valley Education Foundation works with companies in Silicon Valley and 400 schools in Santa Clara County all with the common goal of funding... Read More
The California Report
SAN JOSE, CA (April 9, 2010): California students have fallen behind their peers in other states when it comes to math and science -- and the worry is they aren't prepared for 21st century careers. In the first of three reports on the state of math and science education in California, how businesses are stepping up to help educators. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CA (December 28, 2009): Valley eighth-graders who attended a four-week summer class aimed at preparing them for algebra improved in math proficiency by 20 percent, the class’s sponsor has reported. Read More
Milpitas Post
SAN JOSE, CA (March 10, 2010): Silicon Valley professionals were evaluating the issue of alternative pay concepts in relation to Race to the Top funding just hours before Jack O'Connell, state superintendent of public instruction, found out California was... Read More
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
With their arms held behind their back as they glide over the ice, Olympic speed skaters make it look so easy... Read More
NBC Bay Area
Bay Area teachers are using the Olympic Games to teach kids about math and science. The Silicon Valley Education Foundation teamed up with NBC Learn -- the educational arm of NBC News -- and the National Science Foundation to provide free lesson plans and video clips. For more information, visit Lessonopoly.org. Read More
TommyG Productions / NBC Bay Area
Lessonopoly's Science of the Winter Olympics featured on NBC Bay Area Read More
Mercury News
When American figure skater Rachael Flatt executes her breathtaking triple-flip-triple-toe combination during the Olympics, analysts will likely gush over her athleticism, strength, training and years of hard work. They're less likely to discuss how she employs Newton's laws of motion, angular momentum and vertical velocity. Read More
Mercury News
Valley eighth-graders who attended a four-week summer class aimed at preparing them for algebra improved in math proficiency by 20 percent, the class's sponsor has reported. Read More
Comcast Newsmakers program
Muhammed Chaudhry was recently features on Comcast Newsmakers program, where he discussed SVEF's strategy for ensuring students are prepared for post-secondary education. Read More
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