Report Shows Silicon Valley Schools Failing To Prepare Latinos, Blacks For College
A new report is raising serious questions about how public schools in Silicon Valley are doing when it comes to preparing minority students to go to college.
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A new report is raising serious questions about how public schools in Silicon Valley are doing when it comes to preparing minority students to go to college.
New townhome projects continue at a rapid pace in Sunnyvale, where home construction can barely keep up with demand as Bay Area home values rise.
A vision screening pilot program for young children has launched in Silicon Valley and uses high-tech cameras, not the old hand-over-eye charts.
t's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion.
Welcome to Fremont, a nondescript suburb of 217,000 tucked in the high-tech region between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley where something unique is happening: manufacturing.
The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.
Asian-Americans are now making up the bulk of the Bay Area's high-tech workforce, according to the latest numbers. Despite these gains, the numbers aren't being reflected in senior management or on company boards.
Intel has chosen its chief operating officer, Brian Krzanich, to become its new CEO.
The state Finance Department reports that California's population grew by almost 300,000 last year to nearly 38 million people, with the San Francisco Bay Area leading the growth.
Facebook says that venture capitalist Jim Breyer won't seek re-election to its board of directors.
Technology firms, banks and other companies are fighting a proposed Internet privacy law that would require companies to show consumers the personal data they've collected on them.
The new budget for Silicon Valley's Valley Transportation Authority calls for fares to stay flat, while increasing bus and light rail service over the next two fiscal years.
Forget about leaving money on the nightstand, Silicon Valley prostitutes are proving to be almost as tech savvy as their high-tech clients, according to published reports.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have formally launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy, boosting education and encouraging investment in scientific research.
Demand for H-1B visas for highly-skilled workers is so high this year that the government announced Friday it will be issuing the visas by lottery.
Citing a shortage of work visas, two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are floating the idea of a high-tech colony where immigration laws don't apply.
Traffic delays were expected on several Palo Alto streets Tuesday while crews filmed an upcoming comedy TV series about Silicon Valley, a Palo Alto police lieutenant said.
While the ultra-rich are getting even richer, record numbers of Silicon Valley residents are slipping into poverty.
Many executives are calling for more H-1B visas for tech workers and to issue green cards for foreign students who graduate in the U.S.
Silicon Valley's economic engine may still be humming along, but it does appear to be downshifting into a slightly slower gear.
Apple, Google and other leading Silicon Valley technology companies have joined hundreds across the nation in signing a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
Silicon Valley is welcoming a new tenant: Nissan Motors is opening a research and development center in Sunnyvale this week.
Santa Clara University Economic Professor Mario Belotti's annual economic forecast calls for a 2.5 percent growth this year.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey traveled to Palo Alto Wednesday evening for a fundraiser hosted by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry brought his brash pitch for jobs to California on Monday as he sought to lure businesses to his state with the promise of lower taxes and fewer regulations.
