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Ms. Young from Miami Gardens, FL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Beating the Odds!

Help me give my students the laptops they need to have more student centered engagement activities and i-Ready time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Young's classroom raised $1,002

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are from a low income area in Miami Gardens, Florida. Even with the lack of resources that they may have, they still make the best out of nothing. They come to school each day with a willingness to learn. They have so much potential and there is no limit for them.

You can see it in their eyes that they are trying to beat the odds and create a better life for themselves through their education.

They make me proud to be their teacher. Most will complain about the lack there of, but my students take it in stride and make it happen no matter what. They truly believe that they are going to succeed in life. Guess what? They will!

My Project

Since our middle school is a Title I school, we are at a standstill when it comes to the resources we need to have a productive learning environment. The technology in our classroom is outdated and it is often a hard task to get anything done given the circumstances. This Microsoft Surface Laptop will help the whole class to a more effective learning environment and give the class something they can take ownership of and be proud of. It’s theirs so they have to take care of it and treat it as such because they know another will be hard to come by. This Microsoft surface laptop will be a great start to helping my students with the daily use of technology.

Ms. Young North Dade Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Miami Gardens, FL View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

HBCU Alum 150 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Microsoft Surface Laptop - 13.5' - Core m3 7Y30 - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD - English - North America • Best Buy Education $808.89 1 $808.89

Materials cost

$808.89

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$851.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$150.18

Total project goal

$1,001.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,001.20

1 Donor

-$1,001.20

Donations toward project cost

-$851.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.18

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$0.00

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