Press Releases

Arne Duncan, New Education Secretary, Named

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 entire article

Silicon Valley Education Foundation Names New Board Members

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 entire article

Obama Elected 44th President

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 entire article

Silicon Valley Education Foundation Holds Algebra Summit

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 entire article

SVEF And CISCO Host Technology Forum

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 entire article

Silicon Valley Education Foundation Hosts Algebra Summit

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 entire article

Sillicon Valley Education Foundation Raises $550,000 At Annual Fundraiser

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 entire article

Silicon Valley Education Foundation Launches STEM Program

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 entire article

Foundation Announces Teacher of the Year

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 entire article