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Ms. Ramirez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader Tomorrow a Leader!

My students need books, books, books! They need lots of great books, such as Levels Z Fiction and Nonfiction and High Interest Leveled Readers that they can enjoy reading beyond the classroom.

  • $1,260 goal

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My Students

Severe budget cuts are hurting our students! Due to severe budget cuts and class-size increases, materials, especially great and exciting books have become been hard to come by.

My students are FANTASTIC!

When they find books they enjoy reading there's no stopping them. Unfortunately for them, they are being educated during a time when resources are being drastically cut. They love reading all types of books, both old and new. It is imperative that they always have a variety of books available to them.

My Project

My students need books, books, books! They need lots of great books, such as Levels Z Fiction and Nonfiction and High Interest Leveled Readers that they can enjoy reading beyond the classroom. With these books, I hope to be able to provide students with a wide selection of books they can read in small book clubs. I wish to create literature circles in which students have the opportunity to read the same book as their peers and discuss their findings. My goal is to create a community of eager readers.

Providing a variety of books for my students to read will give them the opportunity they need to begin enjoying book clubs and reading in groups.

By meeting on a regular basis to read and discuss these books, it will help them become more avid readers who read and talk about books both in and out of the classroom.

Ms. Ramirez Luther Burbank Middle School Arts Technical Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Los Angeles, 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

105 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Level Z - Fiction • AKJ Books $118.98 4 $475.92
High Interest - Grade Level 8 • AKJ Books $57.36 4 $229.44
Level Z - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $57.59 4 $230.36

Materials cost

$935.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $85.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$1,070.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$188.89

Total project goal

$1,259.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,259.27

12 Donors

-$1,212.51

Donations toward project cost

-$1,032.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$180.38

Matching donations from our partners

-$45.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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