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Walmart heirs commit $1 billion to school choice

By Jason Russell
Published January 8, 2016 5:01am ET
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Walmart heirs commit $1 billion to school choice
"Our goal is that all families ... have better schools," said Marc Sternberg, who directs the K-12 spending. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) | Paul Sakuma

Heirs to the Walmart fortune will spend $1 billion over the next five years to support charter schools, the Associated Press reports.

The Walton Family Foundation has given to charter schools in the past, but the $1 billion to be spent through 2020 is a stark increase over the $385 million it has spent on charter schools in poor communities over the past 20 years.

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