Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg & Wife Priscilla Chan Fund Children’s Internet Access Program With $20 Million

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of internet giant, Facebook and his wife Priscilla Chan are advocates of education. And for the love of it, the couple has granted $20 Million to the Education Super Highway to provide high-speed internet connection to public schools in the U.S.

This was announced on Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page, Thursday.

"Today, Priscilla and I are giving $20 million dollars to continue our support of Education Super Highway to help them connect all of the America's classrooms to fast and reliable internet," Zuckerberg said in his Facebook post.

In a separate Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg said it is his and Priscilla Chan's way of highlighting "personalized learning," a major focus in their advocacy.

"Our major focus in education is personalized learning. That means supporting the development of schools, teachers and technology," the Facebook chief explained.

"When students can learn at their own pace in a way that's personalized to their learning style, the results are amazing," he added.

This is the second time that Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan financed Education Super Highway, a non-profit organization committed to provide internet access to public school classrooms in America.

Back in 2013, Zuckerberg and Chan committed $3 million dollars to the same organization.

Meanwhile, Education Super Highway expressed their appreciation over the generosity of Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, who is a pediatrician and an educator.

"We are humbled by this generous donation from Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla," the organization said in a Facebook post. "This support allows us to continue the tremendous progress of the last two years to upgrade the internet access in every public school classroom in America so that every student has the opportunity to take advantage of the promise of digital learning,"

Meanwhile, "Startup: Education" Executive Director Jen Holliran said in a statement that the provision of reliable internet connection paves the way for students to maximize their own capacities.

"Mark and Priscilla believe that equipping K-12 classrooms with Internet connection is essential for students to thrive in the knowledge economy," Holleran told Bits.