Monday, 24 August, 2026
$125M Education Experiment Collapses: Board Votes to Close Priscilla Chan’s Free School
By TechShots Studio
In 2016, Priscilla Chan co-founded The Primary School in California to support low-income children with healthcare and education. Despite receiving over $125 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the tuition-free school struggled with underwhelming academic performance. The board unanimously voted to close it after CZI pulled funding to pivot toward scientific research, pledging $50 million to ease the shutdown.
Read full story at TIMES OF INDIA