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Mr. Deaver from Newark, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Justice Stories

Help me give my students a well rounded literary experience about human rights and social justice. My human rights club will benefit from the courageous spirit in the text I am Malala

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Deaver's classroom raised $454

This project is fully funded

My Students

In the city of Newark, many westward students live below the poverty line. Some can not even wear clean clothes to school and are targets for bullies. Some students are teased and chastised because they were showing up to school in unkempt manners. Some of these students were becoming chronic absentees—missing three to five days of school per month—out of shame. We are a Title I school.

Last year, students preferred to stay home rather than come to school until I began to engage them outside of the classroom.

l was able to see their attendance improved when I started involving students in positive social change and community service activities and taking them on educational field trips.

My Project

Last year, I launched a human rights and NGO Club to help students become community activist and world changers. We visited the United Nations and spoke with some powerful people who are trying to make the world a more humane place for all. We want to learn more about social justice and return back to the United Nations this year.

My students will read the books "Just Mercy" and "I am Malala".

Before we return to the United Nations, I will have my students read about and research key social justices advocates such as Bryan Stevenson and Malala. This is powerful.

Mr. Deaver West Side High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Am Malala • AKJ Education $13.13 20 $262.60
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism • Amazon Business $9.67 5 $48.35
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption • Amazon Business $7.88 5 $39.40

Materials cost

$350.35

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.05

Total project goal

$453.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $453.66

1 Donor

-$226.83

Donations toward project cost

-$192.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.02

match offer

-$226.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$192.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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