It wasn't simply a gift, Zuckerberg directed it towards the reforms he thought were fit. According to Business Insider: >Zuckerberg envisioned the teacher cont

It wasn't simply a gift, Zuckerberg directed it towards the reforms he thought were fit. According to Business Insider: >Zuckerberg envisioned the teacher contract reform to be a centerpiece of the reform and contributed $50 million — half of his total donation — to go to working on that cause. So he decided to throw $50 million at teacher contract reform around the same time that, according to the CNBC article, "the state cutting $56 million in school aid."