This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My students at our schools are strong members of the third ward, historical black community in Third Ward Houston, Texas. They represent a large majority of the diverse, culture-rich African American and Hispanic scholars. My students come from a majority of low-income households, where many English serves as a second language. My ambitious 9th graders enter the classroom eager to connect through literature and writing, ready to learn to discover and explore.
They love to read about things that relate to them and are eager to take their learning into their community to make a change.
My Project
Currently my school has no library and no place for students to physically choose books to read independently. Literacy does not always come from what you are told to read but by having choice. My students need to learn now how to find the joy in reading by deciding what books to read.
100% of my students come from low-income families where they are sometimes the head of their households and their choices effect their families.
Help give my students choices in their reading by providing them with an in class library.
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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