This School Was Priscilla Chan's Bold Education Experiment. It Just Closed.

A tuition-free primary school co-founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan, funded with more than $125 million by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, shut down in June. The Primary School was designed as an “education experiment” intended to help children overcome the effects of poverty and childhood trauma. In its brief run, the school focused on addressing barriers faced by students before those challenges could compound. With its closure, the initiative behind the campus now ends that specific effort—though the broader Chan Zuckerberg Initiative continues operating other programs. The shutdown highlights how education pilots can evolve or conclude even when backed by major funding.