Lighting Up History: Help Low-Income Students learn America’s Story
Help me give my students the classroom materials needed in order to stay organized with file cabinets and notebooks, access printed resources with a reliable printer, follow lessons clearly with a new projector screen, and electric pencil sharpener.
$1,252 goal
This project expired on September 21, 2025.
This project expired on September 21, 2025.
Celebrating 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
I teach U.S. History to an incredible group of high school students in a low-income community in Los Angeles. What I love most about my students is their curiosity, resilience, and desire to understand how the past shapes the world they live in today.
Despite the challenges they face outside the classroom, they come eager to learn, to question, and to make connections between history and their own lives.
To help them succeed, I’m requesting essential classroom materials that will make a huge difference in how we learn and stay organized: File cabinets, electric pencil sharpeners, spiral notebooks, wireless printer, and a projecting screen can help my students achieve their academic goals.
These resources may seem simple, but they are vital to building a classroom where every student has the tools they need to succeed. Your support will not only provide materials—it will show my students that their education matters and that others believe in their potential.
Thank you for your considering our classroom project and helping bring history to life!
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
125 students impacted
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Staples 3-Drawer Mobile Vertical File Cabinet Letter Size Lockable 26.8 H x 14.3 W x 18.9 D Charcoal (ST52154-CC)
• Staples
$117.32
3
$351.96
Oxford Spiral Notebook 6 Pack, 1 Subject, College Ruled Paper, 8 x 10-1/2 Inch, Color Assortment Design May Vary (65007)
• Amazon Business
$9.54
21
$200.34
Motorized Projector Screen 100 inch 16:9 HD Diagonal Indoor and Outdoor Movie Screen with Remote Control for Family Home Office Theater, Black
• Amazon Business
$129.00
1
$129.00
Canon - imageCLASS LBP122dw Wireless Black-and-White Laser Printer - Black
• Best Buy Education
$119.99
1
$119.99
Electric Pencil Sharpener Heavy Duty, 6 Holes, Auto Stop AFMAT Pencil Sharpeners for School, Classroom Electric Sharpener for 6-11mm Pencils, 7000 Sharpening Times, Do not Eat up Colored Pencils
• Amazon Business
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