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Of course, the liberal elites will tell you they are all about society and children. And of course, the liberal minions lap that up like obedient canines. But the reality - not the rhetoric - tells a vastly different story about the party of greed and corruption...
Mark Zuckerberg gave New Jersey $100 million to fix Newark's schools, and it looks like it was a waste
In the fall of 2010, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Oprah that he'd be making a generous gift to Newark, New Jersey.
As Oprah said in her Oprah way, "one ... hundred ... million ... dollars" would be given to Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the three began the Startup: Education foundation.
The plan was to turn Newark into what Zuckerberg called "a symbol of educational excellence for the whole nation," spent on retaining the best teachers, and creating environments that would produce successful students and, one day, graduates.
Newark is a city wrought with crime. Its graduation rate is about 67%. It needed the help, and Booker's vision sounded promising.
Between 2010 and 2012, The New Yorker reports that "more than twenty million dollars of Zuckerbergs gift and matching donations went to consulting firms with various specialties: public relations, human resources, communications, data analysis, [and] teacher evaluation." Many of the consultants were being paid upwards of $1,000 a day.
Everybodys getting paid but Raheem still cant read," Vivian Cox Fraser, president of the Urban League of Essex County, was quoted saying.
New Jersey Schools Wastes Mark Zuckerberg's $100 Million Gift
Mark Zuckerberg gave New Jersey $100 million to fix Newark's schools, and it looks like it was a waste
In the fall of 2010, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Oprah that he'd be making a generous gift to Newark, New Jersey.
As Oprah said in her Oprah way, "one ... hundred ... million ... dollars" would be given to Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the three began the Startup: Education foundation.
The plan was to turn Newark into what Zuckerberg called "a symbol of educational excellence for the whole nation," spent on retaining the best teachers, and creating environments that would produce successful students and, one day, graduates.
Newark is a city wrought with crime. Its graduation rate is about 67%. It needed the help, and Booker's vision sounded promising.
Between 2010 and 2012, The New Yorker reports that "more than twenty million dollars of Zuckerbergs gift and matching donations went to consulting firms with various specialties: public relations, human resources, communications, data analysis, [and] teacher evaluation." Many of the consultants were being paid upwards of $1,000 a day.
Everybodys getting paid but Raheem still cant read," Vivian Cox Fraser, president of the Urban League of Essex County, was quoted saying.
New Jersey Schools Wastes Mark Zuckerberg's $100 Million Gift