Broad and Other Philanthropists Pay for Jobs at L.A. Schools

More than a dozen senior staff jobs in the Los Angeles school district are financed by philanthropists, including Eli Broad and the Wasserman and Walton foundations, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Mr. Broad, who has taken a leading role in L.A. education-overhaul efforts, pays the salary of Matt Hill, a product of a Broad-paid training academy for school administrators who manages a high-profile program to turn over new and underperforming schools to other organizations. The district and Mr. Broad’s foundation, which has spent millions in support of charter schools, said there is a firewall between the salary money for Mr. Hill and his work.

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