Teachers in need of aid can find some online
By Jodi Heckel
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Vanda Bidwell
Lindsey Little, a teacher at Jefferson Middle School, works with students, from left, Shoen Russell Jr., Shawn Lawrence and Alex Wallner in discussing books they received through a grant from the DonorsChoose Web site. Teachers can post requests for funding for projects or materials, and individuals can choose what they want to fund.
CHAMPAIGN – Teacher Lindsey Little wanted civil rights novels to use in her eighth-grade reading and writing class at Jefferson Middle School, but the school's library didn't have enough of the books she needed.
She learned about a Web site called DonorsChoose from a fellow teacher. It allows teachers to post requests for classroom materials or supplies, and individual donors can choose to donate to the requests they find most compelling.
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