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Mr. Isero from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Incarceration And Liberation

My students need nine great books to read!

  • $171 goal

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My Students

Help my students liberate their minds and think of their possibilities!

Most of my ninth graders like to learn and have big dreams.

But they think they don't like to read because society has told them that reading is not for them. But my students like a good story. They like stories of redemption, of resilience, of second chances. They like true stories of people who have faced adversity or made poor chances. They like stories that speak to them.

My Project

I'm requesting nine excellent books about young men who go to prison and what they learn there. No, these titles aren't *Malcolm X* or "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." My students will read those in due course. Until then, these books will help my students find a path for themselves and assist them in answering why education is important.

My 16 years as a teacher tell me that young people like reading if we give them good books.

And when young people read, they become kinder and smarter -- and more gentle -- people.

Mr. Isero Envision Academy of Arts and Technology Grades 9-12

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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Oakland, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

100 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King • AKJ Books $15.26 2 $30.52
Letters to a Young Brother • AKJ Books $11.68 2 $23.36
A Place to Stand Jimmy Santiago Baca • AKJ Books $10.95 2 $21.90
Once a King, Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King • AKJ Books $15.26 1 $15.26
Life in Prison • AKJ Books $6.29 2 $12.58

Materials cost

$103.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$144.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.53

Total project goal

$170.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $170.18

6 Donors

-$170.18

Donations toward project cost

-$144.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.53

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 $0.00

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