Parent Guide: What are LCFF and LCAP?
California is moving toward a new way of funding schools that’s much simpler and fairer. Learn what this means for your child and your school.
Parent Voices: Raising children in Silicon Valley
Most Silicon Valley parents say they’re very satisfied with their child’s preschool or school, but one in five wish they could send their children to a different school.
Apply Now: Scholarship for Afterschool & Summer Enrichment
Top students from low- and moderate-income families can apply for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Young Scholars Program, which provides five years of after-school and summer enrichment to prepare for college success.
Local Voice: New standards and tests are worth the effort
“Real magic is happening in thousands of classrooms all over our state as a result of the new Common Core standards,” writes Gina Dalma, senior program officer at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, for Edsource. “These new standards, along with teachers prepared to implement them and the assessments to see whether students are benefiting from them, hold real promise for offering our kids an education that will prepare them for college, careers and life.”
Parents, students design new Alpha high school
Parents, teachers, students, community members and education experts worked together for two years to design Alpha Public Schools’ new charter high school in East San Jose.