First of all, Mark Zuckerberg deserves credit for donating 100 million dollars to the Newark public school system. It is an idealistic offer, and hopefully the money will be put to good use in revamping the Newark school system. However, although 100 million dollars is an extremely generous donation, it will be interesting to see if it is enough to fully distribute the aid that Newark public schools so desperately need. The public schools in Newark collectively are some of the worst in the state. Although there are exceptions (such as University High School, which ranks 146 out of 316 New Jersey public high schools according to New Jersey Monthly), Malcolm X Shabazz high school, West Side high school, Central high school, Barringer high school, and East side high school, all of which are located in Newark, rank lower than 300th out of 316 public high schools in New Jersey as of 2006, according to New Jersey Monthly. It is clear that the Newark school system desperately needs help, but the 100 million dollars might not be enough to do it. Hopefully, the department of public education in Newark can allocate these resources effectively, and the Newark public schools will improve at least a little bit.
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First of all, Mark Zuckerberg deserves credit for donating 100 million dollars to the Newark public school system. It is an idealistic offer, and hopefully the money will be put to good use in revamping the Newark school system. However, although 100 million dollars is an extremely generous donation, it will be interesting to see if it is enough to fully distribute the aid that Newark public schools so desperately need. The public schools in Newark collectively are some of the worst in the state. Although there are exceptions (such as University High School, which ranks 146 out of 316 New Jersey public high schools according to New Jersey Monthly), Malcolm X Shabazz high school, West Side high school, Central high school, Barringer high school, and East side high school, all of which are located in Newark, rank lower than 300th out of 316 public high schools in New Jersey as of 2006, according to New Jersey Monthly. It is clear that the Newark school system desperately needs help, but the 100 million dollars might not be enough to do it. Hopefully, the department of public education in Newark can allocate these resources effectively, and the Newark public schools will improve at least a little bit.
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