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My students have had little to no rich literacy experiences and are several grade levels below their chronological age. They come from an impoverished neighborhood in the city of Detroit. They have borne witness to violence, fractured families, drug addiction, high levels of incarceration, and have responsibilities well beyond other age-mates. We are a turnaround school and seek to raise student achievement by 1.5 to 2 grade levels in a single year. I am confident that once we have the materials we need, my students will move forward rapidly. They are amazingly bright and resilient. In our building, we have no lending library and the books we do have are only available "online." My students have no books to hold in their hands and to borrow and take home in their book bags. I am hoping to change that with DonorsChoose.

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My students have had little to no rich literacy experiences and are several grade levels below their chronological age. They come from an impoverished neighborhood in the city of Detroit. They have borne witness to violence, fractured families, drug addiction, high levels of incarceration, and have responsibilities well beyond other age-mates. We are a turnaround school and seek to raise student achievement by 1.5 to 2 grade levels in a single year. I am confident that once we have the materials we need, my students will move forward rapidly. They are amazingly bright and resilient. In our building, we have no lending library and the books we do have are only available "online." My students have no books to hold in their hands and to borrow and take home in their book bags. I am hoping to change that with DonorsChoose.

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