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Institute for Collaborative Education

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Institute for Collaborative Education is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 466 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Its teachers have had 22 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 6 - 12

466 Students

25 Teachers

345 E 15th St

New York, NY 10003 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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

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Institute for Collaborative Education Demographics

34%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

43%

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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Institute for Collaborative Education

$13,066

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Institute for Collaborative Education has received support from 46 individuals from New York and 19 individuals out-of-state.

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