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Thicksten Center for Learning

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Thicksten Center for Learning is a public school in Van Buren, Arkansas that is part of Arkansas Department of Education. It serves 120 students in grades K - 12. Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades K - 12

120 Students

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605 Alma Blvd Cir

Van Buren, AR 72956 View local requests

https://www.vbsd.us/schools/izard-center-for-learning

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Thicksten Center for Learning Demographics

58%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

52%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Thicksten Center for Learning

$8,963

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Thicksten Center for Learning has received support from 40 individuals from Arkansas and 19 individuals out-of-state.

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