October 3, 2010
Facebook’s CEO 'Friends’ Schools—With a $100-Million Gift
Courtesy of Startup: Education
Mark Zuckerberg (seated, third from left) committed $100-million to helping Newark, N.J.’s schools after striking up a friendship with the city’s mayor, Cory Booker (at Mr. Zuckerberg’s right). The Facebook founder had no previous connection to Newark.
Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old chief executive of Facebook, wasn’t content to finish his degree at Harvard, famously dropping out to expand the social-networking Web site he founded. Now, it seems, Mr. Zuckerberg isn’t content to wait to give away the money he’s been making, either.
Mr. Zuckerberg’s $100-million pledge to improve Newark, N.J.’s public schools, which he announced last month on The Oprah Winfrey Show, instantly made him one of
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