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I've read that he put little or no money of his own into the school. It's all just PR.

The commitment from James' foundation is reportedly for $2 million per year into this school - that's on top of the amount this public school gets from taxpayers. Apart from the school, James has apparently committed to full-ride scholarships for up to 1100 students from his hometown of Akron to the University of Akron.

I'm not going to downplay that - he is under no obligation to give a penny, so committing to millions for the education of kids from his hometown is admirable. I think his opinions on politics are ignorant and cliched but he does seem to care a lot about his hometown and its children and seems to be putting his money where his mouth is.