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Mrs. P. from Detroit, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading My Stories

Help me give my students books to make our classroom library more diverse.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. P.'s classroom raised $281

This project is fully funded

My Students

My school is in an urban area, and it is classified as a low-performing school due to attendance and low test scores. Our school is able to provide us with some items, however, resources are limited.

My students are learning and growing in our Early Childhood classroom for students with Autism.

They range in age from 3 to 5 years old. We spend our days working and playing together to increase our kindergarten readiness skills. They are working hard to increase their functional skills to interact more with their peers.

My Project

I am seeking to expand our classroom library for story time reading. I teach in a school where almost all of the students are African American. We read a story everyday. I'm hoping to enhance our library so that the students can see illustrations with characters that look like them.

It's important that students connect in the literature that is presented to them.

Learning must be relevant in order to be absorbed. Although we have a great curriculum, it's not very diverse. I need help expanding our library for my students.

Mrs. P. Ronald Brown Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

Detroit, MI 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
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Hair Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $17.06 1 $17.06
M Is for Melanin A Celebration of the Black Child • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Bunheads • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Hair Love • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Skin Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $16.16 1 $16.16
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Something to Say • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
One Love • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$201.42

Vendor shipping charges

$3.78

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$238.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.04

Total project goal

$280.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$280.26

3 Donors

-$246.44

Donations toward project cost

-$216.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.47

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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