Facebook's $100 Million Donation To Newark: Some Cash Goes To Teachers

Teachers To Get Some Of Facebook's $100 Million Donation
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Newark teachers will get grants to develop innovative classroom programs from the $100 million donated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to the city's school district.

Officials with Foundation for Newark's Future, the philanthropy group that manages the cash, announced a two-year, $600,000 initiative Wednesday that will provide Newark teachers with up to $10,000 for creative programming.

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