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Mrs. Lee-Ortiz from Los Angeles, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Weekly Dose of Science & Why It Matters!

My students need 68 subscriptions to the Weekly Reader with the monthly Science Spin magazine to stay up-to-date on current events (through the eyes of a scientist)!

  • $399 goal

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My Students

Textbooks published in 2008 don't sound that old. But think of all that has happened in just a few years... Those events are not included in our textbooks! That's where magazines come into play.

Just like all other kids, my students LOVE learning (when we teachers make it worthwhile)!

They work everyday in collaborative groups, sharing amazing strategies and ideas that even adults can't come up with. Our school, whose mission includes bilingualism and social justice, is located in an urban neighborhood. We are a new pilot school within the school district, allowing us certain autonomies, which allow us to design creative, yet rigorous, curriculum. Historically, most families chose to bus their children about one hour outside of their community in search of better schools. However, ever since the opening of our site, we have been able to celebrate a "homecoming" of sorts, providing families with a quality school that their community deserves.

My Project

By receiving a weekly subscription of grade-appropriate current events, our students can supplement the ideas and concepts they learn from textbooks. The accompanying Science Spin magazine presents a real-life approach to science, allowing students to see how science truly is ever-present and that science indeed matters. While the Internet can do the same, not all students have easy access to the web. By providing each student with their own magazine, it will instill a love and appreciation for reading. They will also eagerly await the following issue, something to look forward to on a weekly basis!

Science textbooks are important, but parts of the book eventually become obsolete as new scientific discoveries continually occur, or changes to what we thought we knew are thrown at us like a curveball.

(Did you know Pluto is considered a dwarf planet??) However, we can prepare ourselves for those curveballs with a weekly dose of current events, with a science spin!

Mrs. Lee-Ortiz UCLA Community School Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WR News Senior Edition WITH Science Spin (Grades 4-6; For Orders of 15 or More Subscriptions) • Weekly Reader $3.70 68 $251.60

Materials cost

$251.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.16

Sales tax

 $23.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$338.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.74

Total project goal

$398.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $398.29

8 Donors

-$190.27

Donations toward project cost

-$169.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

match offer

-$199.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.87

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.87

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