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Ms. Finnell from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Focused on Listening!

Help me give my students headphones to help keep students focused and encourage them to pay attention and interact with the digital lesson.

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My Students

My students come from a high-risk, low social economic area of California. Many of my students come from single parent households, with a high percentage living below the poverty line. They live with daily violence in a community that visually seems depressing.

My students want to learn and thrive, but have very limited resources outside of the school.

Our teachers and school staff work very hard at enriching the lives of the students at our school. We want the very best for every student. However, with limited financial resources, our students don't always have what's needed to have adequate access to the essentials of learning.

My Project

I have requested headphones so students can focus and not be distracted by unwanted noise in the classroom. Paying attention takes mental effort, and the more effort we give, the faster we can get mentally tired. It can make reading and learning more difficult and increase the likelihood of their minds drifting away from their work.

Headphones help block out noise and make students focus on the sounds coming out of the headphones.

For example, during reading time, a child can put on a pair of headphones and listen to an audiobook (with accompanying images or video). It helps them focus on the story as its being told, and thus improves their absorption of the material.

Ms. Finnell 59th Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

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

40 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Pack - Donors Choose Kensington Hi-Fi Headphones with Mic Bundle • Best Buy Education $140.00 1 $140.00

Materials cost

$140.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.63

Total project goal

$217.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $217.54

4 Donors

-$107.01

Donations toward project cost

-$93.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$107.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$90.95

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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