Thursday, September 23, 2010

Facebook Creator Donates Millions

"The 26-year-old tycoon is pouring $100 million of his staggering fortune into Newark's blighted school system after hitting it off with the mayor of the poverty-stricken city."

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is donating $100 Million to the school system in Newark, New Jersey. This school system has a very low graduation rate, they have low test scores and there are numerous other things that make it a not very good school system. 


"Zuckerberg is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 35th wealthiest American, with a net worth of $6.9 billion. That makes him richer than Apple's Steve Jobs and News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch. Facebook has 500 million users and is valued by Forbes at $23 billion"

Original Article 

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