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Mr. Hudson from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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WOW! Is This for Real?

Help me give my students these Scholastic magazines to help pique their interest in innovative and exciting current issues.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hudson's classroom raised $1,173

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students live in a low socio-economic area that is infested with gangs and the negative activities that follow. My students have a very hard time focusing on education with all the negative distractions in their neighborhood. My purpose is to keep them inspired, motivated, and focused on excelling in life.

Daily my students remind me of their hunger to learn about innovative and interesting ideas.

They want to expand their horizons outside of their neighborhoods. My students know there is more exciting information out there for them to intake and discuss with their peers. They are hungry for important and interesting facts about the world in which they live.

My Project

The use of Scholastic magazines will help my students in several ways. Scholastic magazine is a tremendous resource for students because it inspires curiosity and encourages students to explore their world. The magazine sparks awareness of current issues for students keeping them abreast of what's going on in the world.

Scholastic as an instructional resource creates an opportunity for average students to become academic scholars.

The short informational stories have a very strong impact on the students' intellect, because they ignite their stimulus causing growth intellectually. The reading helps increase the students' stamina and prepares them for similar passages on district and national assessments. If blessed with these magazines the benefits would be astronomical for my students.

Mr. Hudson Luke O'Toole Elementary 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.

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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
Junior Scholastic, Grades 6-8 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $8.49 75 $636.75
Scholastic News, Grades 5-6 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.75 40 $230.00

Materials cost

$866.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $86.68

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$996.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$175.84

Total project goal

$1,172.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,172.27

1 Donor

-$587.00

Donations toward project cost

-$498.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.05

match offer

-$585.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$497.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.79

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 $0.00

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