Every teacher who has lived through a natural disaster knows that the impacts of a storm can continue long after the rain stops and the news cameras depart. Damage to schools can range from a few lost supplies to complete [Read More...]
Thank You, Teachers! A Message from the DonorsChoose.org Team
The school year is coming to an end, and there’s just one thing we can say to our teachers: [Read More...]
How Teachers at Mitchell Elementary are Rebuilding After Hurricane Harvey
In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey swept across Texas and Louisiana, causing over $125 billion in damage. Hundreds of schools were in its path, and those teachers have spent the past school year slowly rebuilding their [Read More...]
3 Ways Teachers Build Student-Centered Learning Environments
We know that teachers are overflowing with ideas to make their classrooms more engaging and exciting for students. This spring, we had the chance to work with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the Student-Centered [Read More...]
A Teacher Found Out Her District Had 2,100 Homeless Students. She Decided to Do Something About It.
Rickee Stewart had volunteered with her school’s food bank before, so she knew that her Utah district served homeless students. But she had never imagined the scale of the problem: 2,100 students across the district were [Read More...]
“I want my students to shine.”
Ms. Yonks is one of those teachers. You know the type. They create a warm, trusting classroom environment where students can thrive. They go above and beyond to make sure students have what they need to learn and grow. We’re in [Read More...]
Teacher Voices: Engaging Students with Classroom Technology
For teachers, technology is no longer just a "nice-to-have" for the classroom: It's becoming more and more essential every year. Last summer, we released our first Technology in the Classroom Report, which showed that a majority [Read More...]