Connie Skipitares
Media Relations Manager
connie@svefoundation.org
408-205-8540
SAN JOSE, CA (January 30, 2012) – Classrooms at San Jose’s Herman Intermediate School will take on the look of game design studios with students inventing and building their own video games as the school joins the first-ever national ''Digital Learning Day'' Feb. 1, sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, Globaloria and the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (January 24, 2012) – Using digital tools to change the way math is taught in the crucial middle school grades will be the subject of an all-day forum to be held Feb. 2 at Stanford University, featuring some of the state’s leading educators and technology experts. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (January 12, 2012) – Educators and community leaders will discuss one of the education community’s most controversial topics: Is consolidating Santa Clara County’s 32 school districts a good idea, will it save money, be better for the community? Come join the conversation. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (January 4, 2012) – In its quest to prepare students for careers that will help the Silicon Valley thrive into the future, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) secured a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, to continue presenting its summer math and science programs for underserved students across Santa Clara County. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (September 19, 2011) – Faysal Sohail, prominent venture capitalist and philanthropist of numerous education initiatives in Silicon Valley and around the globe, was honored this week for his outstanding contributions to business and education with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s 2011 Pioneer Business Leader Award. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (August 29, 2011) – Some 1,500 students in Silicon Valley’s largest and most successful summer math program have taken an exciting leap ahead in math proficiency after completing the 4-week course this year, test results released this week show. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (August 15, 2011) – The Silicon Valley Education Foundation will host its 7th annual Pioneers & Purpose dinner celebrating achievements in education on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (July 26, 2011) – Silicon Valley icon Scott McNealy and 21st century learning expert Bernie Trilling will kick off a two-day conference on technology integration in schools, called ShiftED, set for Aug. 3 and 4 at Foothill Community College, Los Altos Hills. Read More
SANTA CLARA, CA (June 20, 2011) – Paving the way for more students to get into college, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) and National Semiconductor Foundation are partnering to launch a first-of-its-kind summer science program for academically underprepared ninth graders to boost their science skills. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (May 5, 2011) – Silicon Valley’s most successful summer math program will help 1,800 middle school students conquer math phobia and get on the path to college when it launches its 4th year in June. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (April 13, 2011) - Green Education Foundation (GEF) announced its partnership this month with Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) on Lessonopoly.org – a free online tool that provides teachers the opportunity to upload and share classroom resources with one another. GEF will provide its sustainability education curriculum to educators using the lesson sharing website, for free. Read More
San Jose, CA – At today’s meeting, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution in support of countywide schools implementing “A to G Requirements” at the request of Supervisor Dave Cortese, President of the Board of Supervisors. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (Feb. 23, 2011) - Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) and TechNet, a bipartisan network of technology CEOs, announced today the formation of a new partnership to expand the use of technology to improve science and math education in Silicon Valley and beyond. Read More
SAN JOSE (Dec. 13, 2010) - Let's Talk About "Waiting For Superman." Silicon Valley Education Foundation Hosts Panel Tuesday, Dec. 14. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (December 1, 2010) - Why are there so few women scientists and engineers? Do stereotypes, gender bias and attitudes in college science and engineering departments present barriers for women entering these fields? Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (Nov. 19, 2010) – The East Side Union High School District voted last night to approve a new standard curriculum that would put all students on a path to meet the entrance requirements for the University of California and the California State University systems. The Board voted unanimously to approve the new standards, known as the "A-G" requirements. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (Nov. 9, 2010) - Educators and civic leaders will discuss one of education's most persistent problems: The gap in achievement scores between white & Asian students and their African-American & Hispanic peers. Talk will focus on recommendations for action developed by Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Mario Celotto will make a special appearance at Sylvandale Middle School Thursday (Nov. 4) to treat students to a unique science lesson with a football angle. The event begins at 8 a.m. at the school, 653 Sylvandale Ave. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (October 6, 2010) - With football season here, educators are bringing the popular sport into the classroom to explore the science behind a spiral pass, a lineman's tackle and a runner's sprint to the goal line, thanks to a new learning project launched by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (October 14, 2010) - The Information Alliance-Children Now, The Education Trust-West, Silicon Valley Foundation for Education, and Silver Giving Foundation-will convene influential educators, policymakers, community and business leaders from across California for its upcoming policy forum. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA (June 10, 2010) - John W. Thompson, chairman of the board of Symantec Corporation and one of Silicon Valley's most prominent business and technology leaders, was honored this week for his deep commitment to education with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation's 2010 Pioneer Business Leader Award. Read More
MOFFETT FIELD, CA. (May 25, 2010) - Renewing the spark of curiosity in math and science for students is a top priority for NASA. In an effort to keep that flame of curiosity burning brightly, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., is teaming up with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (March 1, 2010) – John W. Thompson, former CEO of Symantec Corp., and a distinguished business and civic leader who has made major contributions to education through his work with Teach for America, will be honored with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Pioneer Business Leader Award for 2010. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (Feb. 17, 2010) – Three forums that will explore causes and identify solutions to California’s troubling student achievement gap will be presented by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Silicon Valley Community Foundation beginning Feb. 26. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (Feb. 1, 2010) – The Silicon Valley Education Foundation, ALearn and the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley today announced a partnership with nine Santa Clara County school districts to hold middle school math acceleration programs this summer. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (Jan. 28, 2010) – With school funding at an all-time low, especially for extras like field trips, Target and the Silicon Valley Education Foundation are partnering to provide grants for Santa Clara County teachers to take students on educational outings. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. (Jan. 21, 2010) - Cisco To Host Major Summit Co-Sponsored by Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Harvard Graduate School of Education, City of San Jose, Irvine Foundation and FSG Social Impact Advisors Read More
Thirteen-year-old Kayla Savage was failing math. Like many of her classmates in middle school, she hated the subject. Stuck in a large 7th grade class with a teacher who had little time to offer individual help, Kayla was lost among rational numbers and polynomials. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – In the midst of all the grim data about poor student performance in math, there is some good news: one local math program has posted strong gains in algebra achievement among 8th graders. 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
SAN JOSE, CA. – Newly confirmed U.S. Education Undersecretary Martha Kanter told business, education and civic leaders today that her top priorities upon arriving in Washington will be working to raise graduation rates and closing the student achievement gap. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – Dr. Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District and nominee for U.S. Undersecretary of Education, will speak about the state of education, especially concerning higher education, on Friday (June 26) at 11:30 a.m. at Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. –John Chambers, Silicon Valley executive and global philanthropist, was honored this week for his deep commitment to education by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) with their 2009 Pioneer Business Leader Award. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA – The Silicon Valley Education Foundation will host its 5th annual Pioneers & Purpose dinner on Tuesday, June 9, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. This year, Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers will be honored with the Pioneer Business Leader Award for 2009. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA – Three well-known organizations in Silicon Valley have been awarded a total of $250,000 in grants from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to continue their efforts to raise student performance in middle school math and help close the region’s achievement gap. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA – The Silicon Valley Education Foundation will host its 5th annual Pioneers & Purpose dinner on Tuesday, June 9, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. This year, Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers will be honored with the Pioneer Business Leader Award for 2009. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – The student achievement gap and how poverty factors in will be the topic of a lunchtime forum on May 8, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation at Xilinx in San Jose. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – Despite the grim economy everywhere, there is a bright spot for education as the Obama administration prepares to pump $100 billion into schools across the U.S. to shore up education and spark school program redesign and reform. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – California needs to build an early childhood education system that offers quality programs with accessibility to all if it is going to make headway in closing the student achievement gap. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford educator and nationally-recognized expert on education change, will speak on the implications of the federal stimulus bill for California’s schools on Monday (April 6) from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 1400 Parkmoor Ave. Read More
SAN JOSE, CA - Strategies to show businesses how they can embrace social responsibility in today’s tough economic climate will be the focus of an evening networking event sponsored by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation on Feb. 26 Read More
SAN JOSE, CA. – The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) celebrates its first anniversary this week after launching several successful initiatives over the past year that benefitted thousands of children and teachers across the county. Read More
Greater parent involvement, one-on-one attention to failing students and intervention as early as the first grade for those who lag behind could help turn around the high school dropout crisis in Santa Clara County and across the state. Read More
The high school dropout crisis and how to turn it around is the focus of a forum featuring some of the region's top education experts to be held on Jan. 29 at Synopsys, Inc. in Sunnyvale. Read More
A group of visiting educators from China got an up close and personal lesson on the inner workings of school foundations during a visit Wednesday to the Silicon Valley Education Foundation in San Jose. Read More
A delegation of 17 educators from China will visit the San Jose offices of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to learn about the special academic programs it sponsors and its work focusing on closing the student achievement gap in math and science. Read More
High School dropout rates and their effect on education and the economy is the topic of a forum to be held on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Synopsys, Inc., 455 N. Mary Ave Sunnyvale. Read More
New U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, named Tuesday by President-elect Barack Obama, is widely known as an education reformer with a record that includes improving student achievement and graduation and college entrance rates within the Chicago school system he currently runs. Read More
Chuck Weis, superintendent of schools for Santa Clara County, and Paul Humphries, an executive vice president at Flextronics International, have been named to the board of directors of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Read More
Education Week, published online, November 4, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, whose campaign platform laid out an expansive agenda for pre-K-12 education, will have the chance to fulfill those promises when he takes office Jan. 20 as the 44th president of the United States. Read More
San Jose Mercury News
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation hosted some of the top education leaders in California and Silicon Valley at its all-day Algebra Summit held on Oct. 10 at National Semiconductor in Santa Clara. Their main focus was how to address the State Board of Education's recent Algebra mandate, intended to increase student achievement in math. Read More
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Cisco will host a lunchtime forum addressing the importance of technology in schools on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Cisco San Jose Vineyards Conference Center. Read More
As part of its campaign to focus attention on the math achievement gap among California students, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation will host an all-day Algebra Summit on Friday, Oct. 10, at National Semiconductor in Santa Clara. Read More
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation raised some $550,000 at its 4th annual Pioneers & Purpose dinner Thursday night, which will go toward its work supporting teachers, enrichment curriculum and new academic achievement programs in the areas of math and science. Read More
STEM, Summer Algebra Program a Success
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) today officially launched its $3 million campaign to boost student achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, known as the Silicon Valley STEM Initiative. Read More
Silicon Valley Teachers Honored for Innovation in Classroom
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation announced its Teacher of the Year for the 2006/2007 school year and the 2007/2008 school year at its first annual Teacher of the Year awards ceremony held on May 14. Read More
Careers | Blog | Contact Us | Login
 |
 |
 |
 |
RSS
RSS
|
1400 Parkmoor Avenue, Suite 200 | San Jose, CA 95126 | tel: 408.790.9400 | info@svefoundation.org
© 2012 Silicon Valley Education Foundation | Site Map | Privacy Policy
