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Friday, September 18, 2015

Has Zuckerberg’s $100 Million For Public Schools Made A Difference?

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By My 9, Sep 17, 2015

Newark, New Jersey (My9NJ) - Cory Booker made national headlines when the then-Newark mayor announced on "Oprah" in 2010 that he had received $100 million from Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg to help reform public schools.

Booker, now a U.S. senator, later held a news conference with Governor Chris Christie and Zuckerberg surrounded by kids promising to make education a No. 1 priority in Newark.

The problem, some say, is that five years later Newark public schools haven't really improved.

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