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The Five Nights at Freddy's books were quite popular!\r\n\r\nKids read more when they can choose their favorite titles, subjects, and genres -- by giving my students more of their favorite books, you've helped ensure that more students will read. Thank you for helping my kids develop a love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1755838322928,"projectUrl":"project/filling-out-our-popular-series-to-keep-k/9425810/","projectTitle":"Filling Out Our Popular Series to Keep Kids Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. D.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrd-library"},{"teacherId":3414663,"projectId":9396800,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness! Please excuse the delay, but the project was funded after school ended ... and I'm still working on first month activities! 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Will C Wood Middle School is
an urban public school
in Sacramento, California that is part of Sacramento City Unified School District.
It serves 666 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Its teachers have had 266 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Will C Wood Middle School
$105,419
raised using DonorsChoose
266
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
356
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
179
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Will C Wood Middle School has received support from
252 individuals from California and
104 individuals out-of-state.