TAYLOR SWIFT DONATES $50 K. TO CITY SCHOOLS—Swift, a recent New York City transplant, pledged in October to donate all the proceeds of her hit single “Welcome to New York” to city education during an appearance on “The View,” after criticisms the song oversimplified her adopted hometown. Though Swift has yet to publicly announce her donation, Department of Education officials confirmed to Capital’s Kelly Weill that she has already made at least one gift to the school system.