It wasn&#x27;t simply a gift, Zuckerberg directed it towards the reforms he thought were fit. According to Business Insider:<p>&gt;Zuckerberg envisioned the teacher contract reform to be a centerpiece of the reform and contributed $50 million — half of his total donation — to go to working on that cause.<p>So he decided to throw $50 million at teacher contract reform around the same time that, according to the CNBC article, &quot;the state cutting $56 million in school aid.&quot;