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, 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, 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Silicon Valley Community Foundation rattles off evidence that the system is broken, and charges that the complicated, outdated organization of schools impedes fixing it.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, 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, 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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