Help me give my students books to read, especially at the elementary school level where reading is a fundamental that should not be ignored.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Smith's classroom raised $447
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My Project
Around one in five people are completely illiterate. Additionally, around three billion people around the world struggle with basic level reading and writing. My students coming from low-income and impoverished neighborhoods are not starting out with the best of the best.
Furthermore, as a new school, there is much that we need that cannot be done by the school alone.
Individuals with low levels of literacy are more likely to experience poorer employment opportunities and outcomes and lower income. As a result, they often face welfare dependency, low self-esteem, and higher levels of crime. Moreover, people with a low level of literacy have limited ability to make important informed decisions in everyday life as they struggle with tasks such as filling out forms and applications, understanding government policies, reading medicine or nutritional labels, and more. These books will greatly help our scholars have a tangible resource to interact with that will further their love of literacy.
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
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