Forbes – Muhammed Chaudhry
“Almost everything we know about education today says that my 3-year-old son will do better than his twin sister in math and science. Years before my twins were born I founded the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) with the belief that schools should implement ongoing programs to help level the academic playing field for all of our kids — fostering new opportunities for girls, for children of lower socio-economic status, and for children of minority racial backgrounds. By equalizing the ability of these students to succeed, we collectively advance education for all of our kids. But of all the things we do at SVEF, our flagship program centers on math. For one critical reason: Math is the great equalizer. Math offers equalization in ways that additional money or other resources simply cannot. Even more than a child’s demographic or gender, math scores better predict the likelihood a student will one day reach college and graduate into a successful career beyond. But before we jump into data crunching, let’s focus on why any of this matters.”(more)