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Ms. McGlone from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. McGlone's classroom raised $419

A Triumph of Human Spirit

My students need 30 copies of the paperback book In the Place of Justice by Wilbert Rideau.

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Ms. McGlone High School of Commerce
Springfield, MA Grades 9-12

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My Students

"Educating the mind, without educating the heart, is no education at all." - Aristotle

My students are inquisitive and have a big heart.

Many have considerable challenges in advancing their education beyond high school. They attend an inner-city school in one of the poorest communities in the state of Massachusetts, but their resilience is remarkable. Most have never traveled beyond their neighborhoods and many would be the first to attend college.

My Project

My students have been invited to attend a lecture which will be held at UMASS Amherst. Wilbert Rideau will discuss the autobiography he wrote entitled "In the Place of Justice," about his life in a Louisiana prison. I would like my students to read the autobiography before meeting the man and hearing his story. My goal is to have the lecture be more meaningful to the students attending it. Wilbert Rideau (born February 13, 1942) is a convicted killer and former death row inmate in Louisiana, as well as an author and award-winning prison journalist. Rideau was initially convicted of murder and served time in the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola). He was released in 2005 after being retried and convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter. A Life magazine article in March 1993 referred to Rideau as "the most rehabilitated prisoner in America."[1] While in prison, Rideau edited a prison magazine called The Angolite. He has also written several books and compilations.

Reading this book and hearing the author speak about his personal experience will reinforce why it is important to have an education which enables us to understand the strengths and weaknesses within our system of justice.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 3 donors
Ms. McGlone High School of Commerce Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Springfield, MA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption • Amazon $10.69 30 $320.70

Materials cost

$320.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.74

Total project goal

$418.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $418.25

3 Donors

-$409.42

Donations toward project cost

-$355.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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