My Kids Need Chromebooks to Learn Financial Literacy
My students need two HP Chromebooks with OS Management licenses to develop their 21st century skills.
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My Students
My students are economically disadvantaged. They attend an older, urban, public school that is coded as high poverty. All my students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch, and many of them are the children of deployed military personnel. I have a number of students who are homeless or live in shelters. I have a transient student population. I have had over 50% of my class come and go during the course of the school year. Several of my students are also here in the United States for the first time, and English is not their first language. Many of my kids do not read at grade level. Writing is a struggle for them. They generally do not have access to technology or reading materials outside of school.
The students in my sixth grade class are trying very hard to be successful but they need help with technology that our school cannot supply.
My Project
My students need to learn more about math and finance, and I also want to help them acquire the skills to be successful in life. We have started working with local community groups to learn about money and finance. I have scrounged some materials but we need more. I need two HP Chromebooks that my students can use in our classroom to use Google Docs, access Schwab Money Wise lessons and resources, and work on a math/stock market project. These Chromebooks are not just technology. They are actually more like an essential supplies. Twenty years ago, I would have asked for pencils. Today, students need up-to-date computer access inside and outside of school, especially for something like the stock market which changes daily.
I desperately need a few Chromebooks to help my students learn keyboarding, finance skills and how to use Google docs.
The support of donors would have an immediate positive impact on the lives of my terrific kids. Our school lacks many resources. This severely handicaps my students. I want to form an After School Finance Club so my students can learn about math and finance while learning how to get along. I want to help them be prepared for college. I want them to dream of a better life. Help me to help them.
More than half 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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