Fewer than 4 out of 10 graduates of the East Side Union High School District, encompassing half of San Jose, qualify for a four-year university. Many of those who didn’t had no idea what courses were needed, before it was too late.

Explaining the A-G requirements required by the CSU and UC systems will be one part of a community dialogue of education that the Silicon Valley Education Foundation is sponsoring this week at four East Side Union High schools. The first is Monday, Aug. 23, at Oak Grove High School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Parents of students in feeder districts are encouraged to attend as well.

For a full schedule, check here.