You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Mrs. Austin's Classroom Edit display name

  • Ford Elementary School
  • Laurens, SC
  • HBCU Alum
  • 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

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Austin a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Mrs. Austin's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Austin a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Mrs. Austin can use on her next classroom project.

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/lakesha-austin

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
In a technological world, sometimes it is hard to get students into reading. By purchasing these books for the classroom, it allows my students to be exposed to more types of literature. . By purchasing these books, it allows not only the love of reading to grow in my students, but also give students an opportunity to read things that they like as well. Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Magic Tree House Series are a great way to engage students and get them interested in reading during their independent reading time. The Nonfiction set exposes all of my students to this type of genre in which they usually would not choose when selecting independent reading selections.

About my class

In a technological world, sometimes it is hard to get students into reading. By purchasing these books for the classroom, it allows my students to be exposed to more types of literature. . By purchasing these books, it allows not only the love of reading to grow in my students, but also give students an opportunity to read things that they like as well. Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Magic Tree House Series are a great way to engage students and get them interested in reading during their independent reading time. The Nonfiction set exposes all of my students to this type of genre in which they usually would not choose when selecting independent reading selections.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":2365924,"teacherId":2365924,"teacherName":"Mrs. Austin","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2365924_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519174101128","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"lakesha-austin","teacherChallengeId":21143202,"followAbout":"Mrs. Austin's projects","teacherVerify":1709062867,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Austin","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/lakesha-austin","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=2365924","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":7,"numSupporters":33},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.