Google Awards MVEF $125k for Local Impact and Equitable Education for 2022-23

Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, has awarded the Mountain View Education Foundation (MVEF) a $125,000 grant to fund equitable science enrichment for the TK-8 students in the Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD). MVEF – the local education foundation affiliated with MVWSD – is the primary source of non-public funding for the district’s eleven TK-8 public schools. This funding from Gooogle.org enables MVEF to continue providing experience-based educational programs that complement and expand on MVWSD’s student-led, inquiry-based science instruction. MVWSD is one of Santa Clara County’s most socioeconomically-diverse public school districts, serving approximately 4,500 K-8 students, of which more than 29% qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

The Google.org grant allows MVEF to continue funding two key hands-on science programs in MVWSD: ‘Living Classroom’ and ‘Environmental Volunteers.’ Both programs are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which emphasize helping students understand the content of science, as well as the processes and practices used to apply new scientific knowledge.

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