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  • Mitchell Elementary School
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Nearly all 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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The students I teach come from an extremely impoverished and violent neighborhood in a large city. These kids witness violent acts that no child should witness. Many of my students come from single parent homes, with parents who are struggling to make ends meet. There is little, if any, money available to buy their children "extras" such as books to read, and even basic school supplies. My students are eager to learn, but are extremely bored with the basal reader that is provided by the district. Getting them interested in reading, by using new reading materials, would help them tremendously. I teach in a large, elementary school that unfortunately, has very old and very worn materials for the students to learn from. We were hit hard by budget cuts and as a result, teachers are paying out of pocket for many supplies that were previously provided to us. Unfortunately, these budget cuts are directly effecting the children in my school and the resources that they are given this year.

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The students I teach come from an extremely impoverished and violent neighborhood in a large city. These kids witness violent acts that no child should witness. Many of my students come from single parent homes, with parents who are struggling to make ends meet. There is little, if any, money available to buy their children "extras" such as books to read, and even basic school supplies. My students are eager to learn, but are extremely bored with the basal reader that is provided by the district. Getting them interested in reading, by using new reading materials, would help them tremendously. I teach in a large, elementary school that unfortunately, has very old and very worn materials for the students to learn from. We were hit hard by budget cuts and as a result, teachers are paying out of pocket for many supplies that were previously provided to us. Unfortunately, these budget cuts are directly effecting the children in my school and the resources that they are given this year.

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