Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan founded a school, 10 years later and after $125 million in donation, Board voted to close it after learning that …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan co-founded the Primary School in East Palo Alto, California in 2016 with the backing of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). The school was designed to serve low-income families, the tuition fee private school aimed to support the “whole child” through wraparound services such as dental checkups, wellness coaching, and early‑intervention screenings. Over ten years, CZI poured more than $125 million into the project, making it one of the most ambitious philanthropic education ventures in Silicon Valley. However, despite the strong support services and community engagement, academic performance often fell short of state norms, complicating efforts to replicate the model in public and charter schools. A report by Wall Street Journal revealed that despite all these efforts the school shut its doors this past June after a decade of operation.
