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  • Urban Assembly Emergency Management
  • New York, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of 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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I am moving to a different classroom this school year and this particular classroom has not been updated. Instead of a whiteboard, it has a blackboard with Whiteboard tape over it. This worked for a while in the classroom, but the tape has started peeling and no longer erases well. We could put another of layer on, but how many layers can we really put on there? It feels like a temporary solution. I do not want my students to have to deal with less than ideal classroom situations just because they come from neighborhoods where poverty is the norm. I myself am from the Bronx and was lucky enough to have a quality education that did not lack basic materials for learning. I strive to make my lessons great and would like to deliver them on a pristine white board, so that there is no issues with the students being able to see what I write or project. Please help my students have the best learning conditions possible.

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I am moving to a different classroom this school year and this particular classroom has not been updated. Instead of a whiteboard, it has a blackboard with Whiteboard tape over it. This worked for a while in the classroom, but the tape has started peeling and no longer erases well. We could put another of layer on, but how many layers can we really put on there? It feels like a temporary solution. I do not want my students to have to deal with less than ideal classroom situations just because they come from neighborhoods where poverty is the norm. I myself am from the Bronx and was lucky enough to have a quality education that did not lack basic materials for learning. I strive to make my lessons great and would like to deliver them on a pristine white board, so that there is no issues with the students being able to see what I write or project. Please help my students have the best learning conditions possible.

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