By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger
NEWARK — With big money came big ideas — and that’s when it got complicated.
Nearly two years after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million to fix public education in Newark, the city is having trouble meeting the billionaire’s challenge to generate another $100 million in matching donations.
Zuckerberg’s gift energized parents and city leaders in the months after it was announced but success securing grants from like-minded donors has slowed significantly in recent months. The city is $50 million short of the goal and has secured only $2 million in gifts in the past nine months, according to the Foundation for Newark’s Future.
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