Alameda Education Foundation

In a groundbreaking effort to raise public awareness about the dire need for funding for California's public schools, the Alameda Education Foundation and Wrecking Ball, Inc. have launched the brand new “Step Up Campaign.” Read More

We'd love to use it on our site! Read More

AEF is looking for an Alameda-based web wizard to help us manage our new website. Read More

More than 200 parents, teachers, public officials, and other community members showed up this morning to hear Assembly Members Sandre Swanson, Loni Hancock, Mary Hyashi, and John Laird discuss the governor's proposed budget and what can be done about it. Read More

Both Encinal High School and Alameda High School rank in the top 3 percent of public high schools nationally, according to Newsweek’s annual “American’s Best High Schools” survey. Read More

A number of people are confused about the relationship between AEF and Keep Alameda Schools Excellent  (the parcel tax campaign). Here's how the two organizations work together. Read More

Join the Kiwanis, AEF, and your community members for a delicious pancake breakfast, while raising funds for AEF! Read More

This past Saturday I attended the town hall meeting at Encinal High School – held by Sandre Swanson, Alameda’s representative to the State Assembly. It made me start thinking about the past (specifically Roosevelt's New Deal), as well as the future. Read More

      As our school district faces a potential budget reduction from Sacramento of $4.5 million in the coming fiscal year, it is imperative that we act to ensure that our schools can continue operating as they have - immediately. Read More

There seems to be a growing sentiment in Alameda that no one involved in our school district is addressing the long-term problems with public school funding in this state—and that because of that, we shouldn’t raise money locally to help our district survive. I’d like to disabuse us of that sentiment. Read More

On March 18th, the Alameda Education Foundation launched its “Step Up” public awareness campaign. There's a method to our madness. Read More

The last two weeks have been very exciting in Alameda. Now things are about to get way more exciting! Read More