Diddy pledges $1M to schools

Associated Press

NEW YORK

Sean “Diddy” Combs has pledged $1 million to a network of charter schools for a new location in the Bronx.

Capital Preparatory Schools has been approved to open the school in September with 160 sixth- and seventh-graders. The goal is to expand to 650 students in grades six through 11 over five years, according to an announcement Tuesday.

The music mogul and Harlem native is a longtime education advocate. He worked closely with Capital Prep founder Steve Perry to expand the network.

“Our school provides disadvantaged students with the skills needed to become responsible citizens for social justice,” he said.