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Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Friday, announced a donation of 100 million dollars to public schools in Newark, N.J., in a move that could improve its reputation just before the opening
an unflattering film on him, “Social network”.
Why Newark?
“Well, Newark, is really just because I believe in these guys there, right?”.Zuckerberg told Oprah Winfrey on his television show.
“These guys” are Republican from New Jersey Gov’t.Chris Christie and Mayor of Newark Cory Booker, a Democrat.Three appeared together on the Winfrey show Friday.
Gift of the Zuckerberg is the first major gift of the tycoon of the Internet.
Wear a gray T-shirt, black jacket and shoes tennis, he said that he chose to philanthropic debut in education “because every child deserves a good education and right now that of does not.”He said that he wants other children to have the same opportunities that he had.
Zuckerberg said his gift is a challenge grant and Booker says it is silver linings to other foundations .the ‘ goal is to raise $ 100 million more match as Zuckerberg is contributing over five years from its foundation called Startup News: education .Booker will increase also $ 50 million more to serve young “dissidents” of the city.
Newark schools have faced years by the low test scores, poor graduation rates and ruins of bâtiments.Le system has been supported by the State in 1995 after instances of waste and mismanagement, including spending money of taxpayers by members of the Commission scolaire on cars and restaurant meals.
Last year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced 290 million dollars in grants to education, including the 100 million dollars for the school system in Tampa, Florida and 90 million dollars for the district of Memphis, Tennessee.La Gates Foundation also gave $ 150 million to schools in New York City for eight years.
District of Newark, which has approximately 40,000 students and an annual budget of $ 940 million.This is approximately $ 23,500 per pupil – among the highest in the country.
Few details were disclosed Friday morning on how money Zuckerberg is spent.
Winfrey defend hiring Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of schools in Washington, D.C., of Newark next schools Superintendent.Other supporters of the New Jersey Education suggested the same move.
U.s. Education Secretary Arne Duncan also appeared via satellite.
“I am so proud of these guys and they do the right thing by the children of our country,” he said.”" We must put aside policy and ideology .we must invest in our children”.
Zuckerberg was raised in New York the Dobbs Ferry, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 2002 and assisted Harvard before deleting working full-time on Facebook.Il has no connection to other Newark that know Booker, a 41 years old man who has the ear of the President Barack Obama helped the city get major donations of Winfrey and Jon Bon Jovi’s New Jersey charismatic.
Announcement comes a week before that “Social networking” opens largement.Le film, whose slogan is “you don’t get 500 million friends without making some enemies”, depicts Zuckerberg taking Facebook other Harvard students idea.
Winfrey asked Zuckerberg on film.
“Oh, well, I mean it is a film, it’s fun,” Zuckerberg said. “” “”Much of this is fiction, but even the filmmakers who say…. I can promise you that this is my life, so I know that it is not only
«dramatique.Les six years have been a lot of coding focus and hard work, but perhaps it would be fun to remember that celebrates and all this crazy, so you know who knows drama? it might be an interesting story.»
Christie, the matter may be a way to recover the most to make his administration up to now: last month, the State next to missed a federal grant for education of 400 million dollars with a simple error on its education State-triggered application.Christie
Commissioner in the wake.
Donation also sets the stage for Christie announced reforms of education scale next week plans.
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