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Will this ~$45 billion go to efficient use? Based on his track record of $100 million to newark and how effective that was, I am skeptical. Good intentions in
by agorabinary 11y ago
Will this ~$45 billion go to efficient use? Based on his track record of $100 million to newark and how effective that was, I am skeptical.
Good intentions in philanthropy are a dime a dozen, actual results are less common.
- spicyj 11y agoHas it really been so big a failure as the press has led us to believe? https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102461245925231 https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102461245925231
- likerofnews 11y agoDid you actually read the results of the $100 million going to Newark instead of blindly believing the media? Probably not... #uninformed.
- sliverstorm 11y agoIf the Newark experiment winds up being a catastrophe, we do still walk away with a postmortem teaching us interesting things about the problems we face, and debunking the notion that all schools need is more money.
- peter303 11y agoImproving schools is HARD for techies and non-techies alike. Education is one of the major iniatives of the Gates Foundation and Mrs Jobs main charity.
- ams6110 11y agoDumping money in to a proven failed approach was not a great idea. He should have founded a separate school system instead.