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Ms. Echols from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Skilled Up! Getting Your Mind Right for College

Help me give my students a book collection that focuses on college and career readiness while supporting their well-being.

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My Students

My school, the SSC HS located in downtown Brooklyn; though the area is beautiful, many of my students travel over two hours to get here from underserved and underrepresented communities, and we are a Title 1 school. We were fortunate enough to receive donations from the city, but our job is not done yet! We recently unveiled our newly renovated Research and Media Center named for our founding principal Mr. Michael A. Johnson.

"Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can change the world."- Nelson Mandela

We would like to continue to build on our library! Our goal is to fill it with books of all genres to help get our students reading again!

My Project

Research suggests that a critical reason why many students do not attend college is not that they are not qualified. They lack the knowledge and skills to navigate the complex process of applying to college, making wise career choices, and applying for financial aid. Would you please help me give my students, many of whom are first in their families, to apply to college the skills to navigate this stressful process with ease?

With these new books, my students will have a “windows and mirrors” experience.

The students will be able to read the latest books, reflect (mirror) and reveal (window) on the perspective learned about the college/career and financial aid process in our monthly “Skilled Up” workshops.

Let’s prepare our next generation of leaders by allowing them to read and expand their options to make wise college/career choices.

Ms. Echols Science Skills Center Grades 9-12

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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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

550 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Everything a Band-Aid Can't Fix: A Teen's Guide to Healing and Dealing with Life • Amazon Business $18.95 2 $37.90
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $12.53 2 $25.06
Words of Wisdom for Teens (The Complete Collection, Book 1-3): Books to Help Teen Girls Conquer Negative Thinking, Be Positive, and Live with Confidence • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life • Amazon Business $23.95 1 $23.95
The Mindfulness Journal for Teens: Prompts and Practices to Help You Stay Cool, Calm, and Present • Amazon Business $11.69 2 $23.38
Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can (The Instant Help Solutions Series) • Amazon Business $11.68 2 $23.36
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. • Amazon Business $10.39 2 $20.78
WHO DO YOU SEE? THE STRUGGLES OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN TEENAGE BOY • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Letters to a Young Athlete • Amazon Business $18.52 1 $18.52
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know • Amazon Business $16.75 1 $16.75
Paying for College, 2021: Everything You Need to Maximize Financial Aid and Afford College (2021) (College Admissions Guides) • Amazon Business $16.25 1 $16.25
Zero to 60: A Teen’s Guide to Manage Frustration, Anger, and Everyday Irritations • Amazon Business $16.06 1 $16.06
The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! • Amazon Business $14.64 1 $14.64
Punching the Air • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Never Fight Alone: 51 Inspiring Interviews to Help Teens Overcome Their Struggles & Improve Their Mental Health • Amazon Business $12.08 1 $12.08
GASLIGHTING: Violence Not Talked About: How to Recognize, Break Free, and Recover from Hidden Manipulations, Narcissistic, and Emotional Abuse • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Best Self: Be You, Only Better • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens, Third Edition: Discover Yourself, Design Your Future, and Plan for Your Dream Job • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Anxiety . . . I'm So Done with You: A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain for Happiness • Amazon Business $10.15 1 $10.15
The Way I Used to Be • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century (Think and Grow Rich Series) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$439.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.02

Total project goal

$560.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $560.15

8 Donors

-$560.15

Donations toward project cost

-$476.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.02

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