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Press ReleasesNew Ed Undersecretary To Tackle Grad Rates, Achievement GapSAN 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 entire article Obama Nominee Martha Kanter To Speak At HPSAN 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Honors Cisco's John Chambers With Leadership AwardSAN 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Fundraiser June 9SAN 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 entire article Non-Profits Receive Grants To Close Math Achievement GapSAN 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Fundraiser June 9SAN 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 entire article Poverty And The Student Achievement GapSAN 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 entire article Obama Stimulus a Boon To Education, But Is It Enough?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 entire article California Needs Quality Preschools With Access For All To Bridge GapSAN 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 entire article Insights From An Obama Insider: Linda Darling-Hammond To Speak At SVEF EventSAN 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 entire article Corporate Leaders To Advise Businesses On Giving Back In Tough EconomySAN 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Celebrates First AnniversarySAN 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 entire article Parent Involvement, Early Intervention Among Solutions At SVEF Dropout ForumGreater 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Tackles School Dropout CrisisThe 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Gives Chinese Educators Pointers On FundraisingA 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Hosts Chinese DelegationA 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 entire article Silicon Valley Education Foundation Presents High School Dropout ForumHigh 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 entire article Arne Duncan, New Education Secretary, NamedNew 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 MembersChuck 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 PresidentEducation Week, published online, November 4, 2008 Silicon Valley Education Foundation Holds Algebra SummitSan Jose Mercury News SVEF And CISCO Host Technology ForumThe 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 SummitAs 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 FundraiserThe 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 ProgramSTEM, 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 Foundation Announces Teacher of the YearSilicon 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 |
