In an opinion piece in the San Jose Mercury News, Muhammed Chaudhry, CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, and Don Macleod, CEO of National Semiconductor, decry the fall of science education in the 50 years since President Kennedy challenged the US to get to the moon and back within a decade. The writers cite lagging budgets and No Child Left Behind mandates for the losses. The SVEF and National Semiconductor paired up locally to host a free summer science intervention program to bridge the gap for graduating middle schoolers called "Stepping Up to Science." Two hundred forty low-scoring students from the East Side Union High School District attended the first session this summer, focusing on biology and lab; the donation from National Semiconductor to cover the program also plans to provide 120 teachers with professional development over the next three years. http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_18554795?nclick_check=1
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