The Silicon Valley Education Foundation launched its $3 million STEM Initiative on August 19, 2008. The Silicon Valley STEM Initiative is an effort among the education, business, government and non-profit communities to raise student achievement...(Read more)
To maintain our valley’s high stature in both innovation and technology, our valley we needs to produce students who have math competence. This means that students would be on a track to take and successfully complete a series of Algebra I, Algebra II, and an additional math class beyond Algebra II. Additionally, our students would successfully complete at least two lab science courses at the high school level. (Read more)
Read why CEOs from Cisco, Flextronics, National Semiconductor, Xilinx, and LSI believe in the STEM Initiative. Read the CEO endorsement letter.
- The Toolbox Revisited Report by U.S Dept. of Education (PDF)
- Algebra Summit: Read the Algebra strategy paper
- Key examples of exemplary programs (KEEP)