$25 Million Hewlett Gift To Support S.F. Reforms
Less than two years ago, when the retired publisher Walter H. Annenberg announced his plans to give $500 million to America's public schools, one of his hopes was that other foundations, corporations, and wealthy individuals would join his philanthropic crusade for education.
Last week, Mr. Annenberg's hopes took a big step forward. The biggest response to date to his challenge arrived in the form of a $25 million gift from William R. Hewlett and the foundation he started, to be used for school-reform efforts in the San Francisco area.
Mr. Hewlett, who founded the Hewlett-Packard Company in 1938 with David Packard, said he will give $10 million from his personal fortune to the new Bay Area School Reform Collaborative, a coalition of educators, foundation,...
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