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Ms. Romano from Jackson, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Romano's classroom raised $268

Social Studies Classes Staying Connected To Current Events!

My 25 students need a class set of Weekly Readers in order to keep them connected to current events in the world, country and community and engaged in learning!

This project expired on January 11, 2012.

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Ms. Romano Forest Hill High School
Jackson, MS Grades 9-12

My Students

Help us connect to the outside world! Most of my students have never left our city or state and very few can relate to what is going on around the globe. Without access to regular news, my students do not know how current events impact them, much less what's going on outside their own neighborhoods.

My students are 98% minority status at a large school in Mississippi.

Many have great opportunities to impact their communities and the rest of the state and country, but have seen generational poverty and the failures of the system that was designed to educate them and provide a way out. Our students are bright and have college dreams but are unable to reach them for a number of reasons, mostly because of a lack of perspective.

My Project

Having a class set of Weekly Readers will allow for discussion of current events on a weekly basis as well as an additional opportunity for students to practice their reading and analytical skills. My students would be able to gain a better perspective of what is occurring in their state, country and world.

This project will really help our students stay engaged by allowing them to read about current events and discuss them with their classmates each week!

It is so important to educate young minds to consider the world around them, outside of their own neighborhoods and the fulfillment of the project would help us do so. Thank you!!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

280 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Romano Forest Hill High School Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Jackson, MS 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

280 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Current Events (For Orders of 10 or More Subscriptions) • Weekly Reader $6.48 25 $162.00

Materials cost

$162.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.20

Sales tax

 $11.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$226.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.05

Total project goal

$267.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $267.02

4 Donors

-$267.02

Donations toward project cost

-$226.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.05

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