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What Did the Money Buy?
Critics question the effectiveness of Annenberg grants for education
By MEG SOMMERFELD
When Walter H. Annenberg decided to make a major gift to improve America's public schools,
he settled on $500-million because he hoped that amount would be large enough to "startle" schools, policy makers, and other donors into action.
"I wanted to elevate precollegiate education as a national...