now linked in sees the president is coming to visit -- lindkin says the president is coming to visit. >>> she spent millions running for governor and lost but today meg whitman opened her pockets again, this time to help some silican valley schools. new at 6:00, robert handa join us from san jose where she went with whitman into the classrooms she's investing in. >> reporter: we're in san jose where you can see there can be a lot of challenges for children here. it's one reason why parents asked charter schools to set up here. and today the program got a big boost. >> reporter: meg whitman toured two schools today. the students come primarily from an area that historically has a high drop out rate. >> graduating from high school does not equal being ready for college. those are two very different things. >> meg whitman. >> reporter: today whitman made a contribution to help schools over the next 10 years. >> charter schools are showing they can change the trajectory. they can make a difference in the school's scores, in the college readiness. >> reporter: the academic support is huge.