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Ms. W. from Richmond, VA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Historical Research & Publish It W/ MS.W!

Help me give my students the opportunity to work on their research skills with a Surface Go computer!

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My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty middle school, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. For many students, school is seen as an escape or safe haven from the constant violence and turmoil they experience in their home lives.

My school is nowhere near perfect, but it has the potential to be an amazing learning environment; we just need the right support from the parents, students, and community, such as yourself.

The achievement gap is real and I witness this on a daily basis. The first step in attempting to close the gap is ensuring that students have the necessary materials and technology to succeed. It is near impossible to incorporate 21st Century skills without access to working computers and the internet.

I could rattle on and on about data of how my school is unaccredited, many are behind grade level, make-up is 98% African American in a poverty stricken environment, 99% of the students receive free or reduced lunch, etc. The problem I see with that is the fact that those are just numbers on paper. In spite of that, I refuse to simply view my students as just a number.

My Project

My students love communication. They are, however, not good at expressing it through writing. My goal is to provide them with access to a computer to teach them how to research information, break down a primary source, and publish a short review of that on the class website.

By using this computer, my students' typing skills, writing skills and research skills will soar to new heights!

In a school with limited technology in a state that tests their ability to type up an essay, this computer will do wonders for the students that I teach! My students crave the ability to publish their work, this computer would allow them to successfully achieve their goals!

Ms. W. Thomas H. Henderson Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Richmond, VA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Microsoft - Surface Go - 10'Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB Storage - Silver • Best Buy Education $541.15 1 $541.15
Microsoft Surface Go Type Cover - keyboard - with trackpad, accelerometer - English - North America - black • Best Buy Education $101.62 1 $101.62

Materials cost

$642.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$682.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.43

Total project goal

$802.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $802.84

4 Donors

-$268.00

Donations toward project cost

-$227.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.20

match offer

-$534.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$454.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.23

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 $0.00

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