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Ms. Rankin from Waco, TX is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us, Mac Academic Moves!

Help me give my students a MacBook Pro to further their learning in our classroom and to help me advance our lessons over the summer.

  • $2,781 goal

This project expired on September 26, 2025.

This project expired on September 26, 2025.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

MacBook Pro is a powerful tool that will enhance learning, creativity, and connection for my students. Technology is no longer just a supplement to education; it is a foundation. A MacBook Pro will allow me to create engaging lessons and multimedia presentations, edit and produce educational videos for visual learners, provide interactive, personalized instruction, manage digital classroom tools efficiently, and support students with special learning needs more effectively.

My students are bright, curious, and full of potential.

They deserve access to the best tools that prepare them for the future. With your help, I can bring this essential technology into our daily learning and make a lasting impact.

Any contribution, big or small, will bring us one step closer. Thank you for supporting our classroom and investing in the next generation of thinkers, creators, and leaders!

Ms. Rankin Brook Avenue Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Waco, TX 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

22 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Pro 14" Laptop - M3 Pro chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 18GB Memory - 18-core GPU - 1TB SSD - Space Black • Best Buy Education $2,299.00 1 $2,299.00

Materials cost

$2,299.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$34.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,363.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$417.08

Total project goal

$2,780.56

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