Help Teachers Help Students ... with a Click of the Mouse

Help Teachers Help Students ... with a Click of the Mouse:

"This school year, fifth-grade teacher Misty Harger of Indianapolis Public Schools' James Russell Lowell School 51 returned to her classroom bursting with ideas to enlighten young minds. Faced with little to no discretionary funding at her school, Ms. Harger, like so many other teachers, has already spent hundreds of her own dollars to supply resources for her students - 85% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. But she is no longer alone. Now, she and all public school teachers throughout Indiana are able to turn to DonorsChoose.org to seek help from individuals who want to directly support her classroom needs and project ideas.

With the help of Governor Mitch Daniels, Dennis Bassett, CEO and President of Chase in Indiana, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed and Indianapolis Public Schools' (IPS) Superintendent Eugene White, DonorsChoose CEO and founder Charles Best will announce the opening of its statewide Indiana program in Ms. Harger's classroom. Prior to the event, Governor Daniels visited DonorsChoose.org and selected Ms. Harger's 'Hands on Math' project. Today he will log on and make a personal contribution to fully fund her project and demonstrate how easy it is to make classroom ideas a reality."