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Ms. Tiffany from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Living and Learning Through History

Help me give my students a copy of "The Children of the Dust Bowl."

  • $366 goal

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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

My students walk into class every day very eager to know what the day has in store for them. They ask a lot of questions and are interested in learning about the world around them. However, their eagerness to learn is often stifled by the problems they face in their everyday lives. My students are from a low/socio-economic area, and more often than not, learning takes a backseat to their daily struggles. My goal is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for my students so that they can strive to learn and be a “normal” student. They can forget their troubles, even if it’s just for a little while, and be a student full of wonder and enthusiasm.

My Project

We live in a very trying time, and in order to prepare for the future, we have to look back and learn from the past. The Dust Bowl that took place after the Great Depression was indeed a very trying time.

With today’s current happenings with the COVID-19 pandemic and demands for social justice, it is important that students learn from extremely similar situations that occurred in the past, how not to forget, but rather learn and apply.

Additionally, with the pandemic, it is impossible for children to share books. Precautions must be taken, not to mention that we will most likely be experiencing distance learning once again as this virus continues to spread. It is my hope to gain a class set of these books, a copy for each child. It is important that our distance learning stay as rigorous as if we were in the classroom.

Ms. Tiffany Costano School & 49Ers Academy Grades 3-5

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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.

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East Palo Alto, 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

31 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Children of the Dust Bowl • AKJ Education $8.02 31 $248.62

Materials cost

$248.62

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $22.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$311.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.90

Total project goal

$366.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $366.00

3 Donors

-$366.00

Donations toward project cost

-$311.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.90

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