Friday, June 16, 2006
What's The Frequency Gwyneth?
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Stewart, Jay-Z, Beyonce, hedge-fund dudes, and other Manhattan A-listers raised more than $48 million toward the construction of a new charter high school this week at the annual Robin Hood Foundation gala. Wall Street Journal has the story here.It's a shame no one told them that new charter schools are illegal in New York State.
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