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Mr. Babbitt from La Mesa, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Students Need Graphing Calculators

Help me give my students graphing calculators in order to level the playing field with their more affluent peers.

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My Students

Mathematics education is ever-changing, and today's high school students need access to technology in order to participate in a global society.

Many of the students at my school come from middle and lower class households that are struggling to make end's meet.

They come from hard-working​ families that are forced to make difficult financial decisions each month. An expensive graphing calculator is simply a luxury that they cannot afford. Because of this, the students are at a decided disadvantage when competing with their peers at other more affluent schools.

My Project

These graphing calculators allow students to instantaneously analyze functions without having to go through the painstaking process of doing the computations by hand. Students can view multiple functions at once and draw conclusions based on the data that the graph represents.

These calculators are now "standard equipment" for students at wealthier schools and I would like to provide the same opportunities for my students.

Not only will these calculators be used by my students in the classroom, but they can also be used when the take the SAT and ACT tests. These tests go a long way toward determining who is accepted into college and the calculators "levels the playing field" for my students.

Mr. Babbitt Helix Charter High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texas Instruments - TI-84+ CE Graphing Calculator - Black • Best Buy Education $142.17 3 $426.51

Materials cost

$426.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$501.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.58

Total project goal

$590.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $590.52

2 Donors

-$171.06

Donations toward project cost

-$167.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$393.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$334.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.78

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 $0.00

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