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The items that we were able to have from this project have helped my students to all have access to supplies that we normally would not have had enough for each student to use individually. \r\nFrom the pencil boxes and markers to the card stock and chart paper, the supplies are all being used within the classroom. The students are absolutely loving being able to use the chart paper that sticks to the wall and share what they are learning in reading. The markers and crayons have been used multiple times and are being taken care of with pride. We were also able to swap out a few items to highly sought after books when items on the original plan were unavailable. These books have been read multiple times already. 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About this school
Roberts Academy is
an urban public school
in Cincinnati, Ohio that is part of Cincinnati Public Schools.
It serves 708 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 35.4:1.
Its teachers have had 67 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Roberts Academy
$35,509
raised using DonorsChoose
67
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
295
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Roberts Academy has received support from
194 individuals from Ohio and
101 individuals out-of-state.