Sad new out of San Francisco today. Education philanthropist Don Fisher passed away at the age of 81.
Fisher, the founder of The Gap, was the original and largest funder of KIPP, helping Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin grow their two schools to the now thriving network of 80+ campuses. Fisher also provided important funding to Teach For America, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and a number of other key education reform organizations. (More from NAPCS??here.)
Fisher contributed to many other important causes in his hometown of San Francisco. My condolences to his friends and families. He will be missed.