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Ms. Ruderman from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Great Books For Great Kids!

Help me give my students books about people who look like them. 10% of our students are African Americans.

  • $609 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

We are an ethnically diverse PreK-8 school of over 900 students located in South Philadelphia. As a Community School, we serve students in our Primary School (Pre-K through Grade 5), our Upper School (Grades 6-8), as well as offering other classes and after-school programs for the community at large.

We believe that students are the most important people in the school.

They are not an interruption of our work — they are the purpose of it. Students are deserving of the most courteous, attentive and culturally sensitive treatment.

My Project

Racial injustice has been a part of our nation's history since the first settlers arrived on our shores. Students who are black or brown and come from low-income families, are at a disadvantage when it comes to the kinds of books they have access to at home and in their classrooms. Motivating students through topics that relate to their own lives and cultures is extremely.

By supporting this project, my students will be exposed to award winning literature, that they need in order to find their place in the world, and know that they too can accomplish great things.

Ms. Ruderman Southwark Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

More about Ms. Ruderman

Philadelphia, PA 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

90 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set • MahoganyBooks $21.57 4 $86.28
Clean Getaway • MahoganyBooks $15.29 4 $61.16
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 3 $48.57
New Kid • MahoganyBooks $11.69 4 $46.76
Brown Girl Dreaming • MahoganyBooks $9.89 4 $39.56
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 2 $34.20
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 4 $32.36
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • MahoganyBooks $14.39 2 $28.78
Ghost (Track #1) (PB) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 4 $28.76

Materials cost

$471.19

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.83

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.25

Total project goal

$608.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $608.34

5 Donors

-$604.81

Donations toward project cost

-$517.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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