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Mrs. Ferro from Albany, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Current Events Hits The Desk

My students need 25 subscriptions to Weekly Reader Magazine.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ferro's classroom raised $171

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My current 3rd graders live in a high-need community where they experience their own current events on a daily basis. Often they know only about their own community and things they experience on a daily basis. I would like to provide them with a tool that will give them exposure to events and topics they may not otherwise learn about.

I would like to teach my students more about the world outside of their community. We learn about the past in social studies but I feel it is important for them to know about everyday topics and events they may hear about on the news.

I would like to provide my students with a subscription to the Weekly Reader so they can spend some time each week reading about current events. Since a newspaper is often inappropriate for young students I need a resource they can both enjoy and understand.

You will make it possible for my student to learn about the world around them and topics that may interest them. You will be giving them a resource that they can utilize both in and out of school.

Mrs. Ferro Sheridan Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

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.

Albany, NY 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
WR News Grade 3 • Weekly Reader $4.39 25 $109.75

Materials cost

$109.75

Vendor shipping charges

$10.98

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$140.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.73

Total project goal

$170.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$170.73

3 Donors

-$164.71

Donations toward project cost

-$140.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.02

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$0.00

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