Teachers Go Online to Fund Projects

Some local teachers are turning to Donors Choose to post requests for funds for special classroom projects.The website, which was started in 2000 by a teacher in the Bronx, said “We make it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.”

The website, which was started in 2000 by a teacher in the Bronx, said “We make it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.”

 

Ripple, a virtual currency company, recently made an astonishing gift of $29 million to fund all 35,000 projects on the DonorsChoose.org site at that point.

Since then, more projects have been posted.

Among them in Huntington are: