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Dr. Cooper from Cincinnati, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading in the Real World

My students need high-interest, comprehensible reading material to keep them engaged. WE need the New York Times Upfront magazine.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Cooper's classroom raised $429

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. Most of them are refugees or asylees who escape violence and poverty, so they can honor their families with a good education and a happy, safe home. In school, they must learn difficult subjects and pass difficult tests in a new language that is mostly unfamiliar to them. Though they bring the pain that their family had to endure, they bring smiles and determination, too!

The greatest joy of my life is watching the excitement these students have for learning and for pleasing their teachers and family.

They are very respectful and grateful young people who consistently do what is asked of them while working harder than most to achieve.

My Project

My students are English Language Learners who struggle to make connections between the academic language they learn in the classroom and the world they encounter on a daily basis outside of the classroom. The New York Times' Upfront magazine from Scholastic is designed for students in grades 6-12. It includes current events that are relevant and interesting for teens, as well as material for studying vocabulary and practicing their comprehension skills.

High-interest reading material that is accompanied by visual representations such as pictures, graphs, and charts, is important for these young English Language Learners, because it maintains their motivation to use English reading and writing skills.

Dr. Cooper Withrow University High School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Cincinnati, OH 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The New York Times Upfront, Grades 9 - 12 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 14 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 9–12 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $9.99 30 $299.70

Materials cost

$299.70

Vendor shipping charges

$29.97

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.27

Total project goal

$428.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$428.44

6 Donors

-$349.22

Donations toward project cost

-$296.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.38

match offer

-$79.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$67.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.88

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$0.00

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