Sentences with phrase «donations to fund classroom»

«I use parent fundraising and donations to fund classroom grants from teachers,» explains Emmons.

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As part of the #StaplesForStudents campaign, today Staples announced that every Boston and Metrowest project posted on DonorsChoose.org received full funding as part of Staples» $ 1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org, a charity that has funded more than 700,000 classroom projects for teachers and has positively affected more than 18 million U.S. students.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

Whether it's classroom supplies, a monetary donation to a school's emergency fund or to a nonprofit that helps support schools in need, contributing to your local schools can help keep students ready and able to learn.

Learn more about our Art Contest for college scholarships, George's Art Closet that gives art supplies to schools in need, our Education section of our website that gives teachers the ability to bring arts into their classrooms, and our Print Donation Program for charities seeking to raise funds.

These donations are used to purchase textbooks and materials for classrooms, and to fund scholarships and teacher development programs.

The Starkville Foundation for Public Education, funded by donations from local residents, gave frequent grants to Starkville teachers to purchase new equipment and materials for their classrooms.

The fund receiver is to convert the gesture into US dollars within two weeks due to the ongoing cryptocurrency volatility, and at the same time use the donation to refurbish over 30,000 classrooms across the US.