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Musk's personal views include frequent criticism of the American education system.{{Cite web |title=Learn About Elon Musk's Views On Education |url=https://insideevs.com/news/541442/tesla-elon-musk-views-education/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=InsideEVs |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Elon Musk Criticizes Boring Education System, This Is How It Should Be |url=https://voi.id/en/technology/31583 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214082305/https://voi.id/en/technology/31583 |url-status=live }} In 2014, he founded Astra Nova School (then Ad Astra School) after pulling his five children out of school because he disapproved of the curriculum, and how it was presented.{{Tweet

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In October 2021, Musk tweeted that he would start a new university named Texas Institute of Technology and Science, which corresponds to the acronym TITS.{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Ananya |title=In one tweet, Elon Musk captures the everyday sexism faced by women in STEM |url=https://qz.com/work/2082746/elon-musks-tweet-captures-everyday-sexism-faced-by-women-in-stem/ |work=Quartz |date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101205344/https://qz.com/work/2082746/elon-musks-tweet-captures-everyday-sexism-faced-by-women-in-stem/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Brodkin |first1=Jon |title=Tesla sexual harassment lawsuits multiply as 6 more women sue Musk-led firm |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/12/tesla-sexual-harassment-lawsuits-multiply-as-6-more-women-sue-musk-led-firm/ |work=Ars Technica |date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215195802/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/12/tesla-sexual-harassment-lawsuits-multiply-as-6-more-women-sue-musk-led-firm/ |archive-date=December 15, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Faiz |title=A Tesla factory worker alleges sexual harassment is rampant in a rare lawsuit. Now other women are stepping forward. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/19/tesla-sexual-harassment/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119124421/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/19/tesla-sexual-harassment/ |archive-date=November 19, 2021}} Musk added, "it will have epic merch, universally admired". The name, specifically the acronym, was criticized as sexist. Afterwards, Cher Scarlett, a software engineer and one of the leaders of the #AppleToo anti-harassment group at Apple, described Musk of contributing to a systemic problem in which women in technology companies are being sexualized by male colleagues, originating from executives at the top influencing the company culture downwards.{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Ananya |date=November 1, 2021 |title=In one tweet, Elon Musk captures the everyday sexism faced by women in STEM |url=https://qz.com/work/2082746/elon-musks-tweet-captures-everyday-sexism-faced-by-women-in-stem/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101205344/https://qz.com/work/2082746/elon-musks-tweet-captures-everyday-sexism-faced-by-women-in-stem/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |work=Quartz}}

In December 2023, tax records revealed that Musk had donated $100 million to a new foundation, "The Foundation", set up to create a primary and secondary school focused on teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects.{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Grace |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Elon Musk plans to launch his own university in Texas, report says |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-new-university-texas-report-2023-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213195605/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-new-university-texas-report-2023-12 |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=Business Insider |oclc=1076392313}}{{Cite web |title=Tax Filing |url=https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rUU_RDpkhmuQ/v0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104093027/https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rUU_RDpkhmuQ/v0 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=December 14, 2023}} The foundation included plans to expand the project to the university level accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2022, Musk allocated Tesla, Inc. stock valued at $2.2 billion to The Foundation, as reported by Bloomberg.

According to the report, the university intends to be tuition-free but may consider offering need-based scholarships in the future.{{Cite web |last=Pequeño |first=Antonio IV |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Elon Musk University? Billionaire Pledges $100 Million To Launch School In Texas, Report Says |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/12/13/elon-musk-university-billionaire-pledges-100-million-to-launch-school-in-texas-report-says/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214062903/https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/12/13/elon-musk-university-billionaire-pledges-100-million-to-launch-school-in-texas-report-says/ |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=Forbes |issn=0015-6914 |oclc=6465733}} The university is expected to receive funding primarily through donations.{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Kate |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/13/elon-musk-austin-texas-university/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214063801/https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/13/elon-musk-austin-texas-university/ |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=The Texas Tribune |oclc=465271495}}

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