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Mrs. Beattie from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading for Identity

Help me give my students reading experiences that align with their personal identities. Books by diverse authors about diverse people, such as March by John Lewis allow students to see themselves represented positively in the world.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Beattie's classroom raised $371

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students come from a Title I urban district where 75% of the people are considered low income. The students are working hard against disadvantages they've had since birth. My students are primarily Latinx and African American. Most speak two languages.

These students are very curious about the world beyond and they are very passionate about current events and how they fit into the wider world.

They want to be active and informed citizens that work to make a difference in their community and world.

My Project

Since the school year is so uncertain in these times, students need to have access to compelling books by diverse authors that highlight diverse experiences. These books, all by authors or color, will help students identify themselves within the broader world around them and provide experiences to see artists of color.

Since so much of next year will be done independently by students, independent reading books that connect to their identities and our class topics will be essential for keeping the learning going at home.

I am excited to offer such a broad range of books for students to engage with so we can get them reading more as more and more of our students are coming in as non-readers. We can help change their passion for reading by providing relatable stories written by and featuring people they can identify with.

Mrs. Beattie Springfield Renaissance School Grades 9-12

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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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Between the World and Me • Amazon Business $13.11 3 $39.33
Cuando Era Puertorriqueña (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
March: Book Three • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
March: Book Two • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Patsy: A Novel • Amazon Business $16.68 1 $16.68
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage Classics) • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Such a Fun Age • Amazon Business $15.50 1 $15.50
The Turner House • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Love War Stories • Amazon Business $13.51 1 $13.51
Ordinary Girls: A Memoir • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
March: Book One • Amazon Business $13.45 1 $13.45
Everything Inside: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
The Road Back to Sweetgrass: A Novel • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library) • Amazon Business $9.54 1 $9.54
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Lakota Woman • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$281.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.63

Total project goal

$370.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $370.89

2 Donors

-$233.68

Donations toward project cost

-$201.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.05

match offer

-$133.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$113.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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