The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?

The language of national models left little room for attention to the unique problems of Newark, its schools, or its children.

It’s recognizing that you’ve got to be humble.”

Well before the gift to Newark, Priscilla Chan had made a personal cause of working with children like those who struggled the most in Newark. As a pediatrician caring for underserved children, she became convinced that schools, on their own, were unlikely to meet the needs of students raised amid extreme poverty and violence. Working with educator