Coverage dated December 12, 2023 to December 14, 2023

Elon Musk is funding a new school planning to open in Austin, Texas

Headline from KTVZ Bend

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Associates of Elon Musk are planning to launch a new primary and secondary school, and ultimately a university, in Austin, Texas, with the help of a nearly $100 million donation from the billionaire, tax documents show.

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. Gizmodo

    Elon Musk Is Reportedly Launching a New University in Texas (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Professor Musk? The billionaire plans to create a new STEM university. It's unclear if the woke mind virus will be allowed on campus.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune Dec. 13, 2023 "Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

  3. Insider

    Elon Musk plans to launch his own university in Texas, report says (opens Insider)

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    Elon Musk reportedly plans to build a school and eventually a full-blown university in Texas.

  4. Forbes

    Elon Musk University? Billionaire Pledges $100 Million To Launch School In Texas, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    The school will start with a primary and secondary school before eventually expanding to open a university, a tax filing claimed.

  5. Fortune

    Elon Musk wants to create new schools in Austin—from elementary to university—that he's funding with a $100 million gift (opens Fortune)

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    Musk’s new STEM school was expecting an initial class of 50 students and looking to hire an executive director, teacher and administrator.

  6. Bloomberg

    Elon Musk Is Planning a New University in Austin (opens Bloomberg)

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    Elon Musk, who moved to Texas during the pandemic, is planning to start a university in Austin, according to tax filings for the billionaire’s latest charity called The Foundation.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Elon Musk spending $100 million to found university in Austin (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The new institution, seeded with a roughly $100-million gift from Musk, will start with a STEM-focused primary and secondary school.

  8. The New Republic

    Elon Musk Wants You to Pay to Go to His New University (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    After destroying Twitter, the far-right billionaire has filed an application for a brand new venture.

  9. CBS News

    Elon Musk plans to launch a university in Austin,Texas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tesla founder has earmarked $100 million to start the institutions, which will initially launch as a primary and secondary school.

  10. Legal Insurrection

    Elon Musk Planning to Open New University in Austin, Texas (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "would seek accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges"

  11. The Guardian

    Elon Musk spends $100m to open new university in Texas (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Tax filings show Musk’s charity The Foundation seeks to establish primary and secondary Stem school in Austin

  12. New York Post

    No wonder Elon Musk is starting his own school — higher education has lost public faith (opens New York Post)

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    Elon Musk aims to start a university – and it’s about time that new institutions apply market pressure to the monopolistic mess that is modern higher education.

  13. UPI

    Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin, Texas (opens UPI)

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    Texas transplant Elon Musk is planning to start a university in Austin, Texas, according to tax filings for one of his charities.

  14. Washington Times

    Musk aims to launch school and then expand it to a university in Texas (opens Washington Times)

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    The world’s richest man is getting further into education.

  15. Blaze Media

    Elon Musk to open new university in Texas 'focused on teaching in STEM subjects' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Tax filings originally obtained by Bloomberg revealed that Elon Musk plans to open a school in Austin, Texas, "focused on teaching in STEM subjects."Musk's private foundation, "The Foundation," requested tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service as it continues to formulate plans to open a…

  16. FOX Business

    Elon Musk planning STEM-focused school, university in Texas (opens FOX Business)

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning on opening his own STEM-focused primary and secondary school, and eventual an university in Austin, Texas, according to tax filings.

  17. KTVZ Bend

    Elon Musk is funding a new school planning to open in Austin, Texas (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Associates of Elon Musk are planning to launch a new primary and secondary school, and ultimately a university, in Austin, Texas, with the help of a nearly $100 million donation from the billionaire, tax documents show.

  18. Townhall

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