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Ms. Cheng from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Class Set: the Bluest Eye

Help me give my students a class set of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cheng's classroom raised $527

This project is fully funded

My Project

It's critically important for students to be able to engage with diverse, canonical texts. To that end, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison would be a fantastic addition to our classroom library. In a school with a limited budget, we would be so grateful to be able to have physical copies of the book instead of having to read off copies.

I truly believe that the experience of reading from a physical text is an important and meaningful experience for students to have and I would be so grateful to be able to offer that to my students.

Ms. Cheng Collins Academy Grades 9-12

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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

56 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) • Amazon Business $11.75 35 $411.25

Materials cost

$411.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$447.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.96

Total project goal

$526.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $526.38

2 Donors

-$521.96

Donations toward project cost

-$447.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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