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A recent study found that over 94% of teachers dip into their own pockets to buy materials for their students. And then, there’s Charles. In the year 2000, a history teacher in New York wanted additional educational resources for his classroom, but as too often happens, there wasn’t enough in the school budget to afford any extras. Inspired by the challenge, he mapped out a website where teachers could put their needs online and seek crowdfunding to meet the needs. Eleven teachers listed with him at first and the idea took off. Today, that website allows every public school in the United States to post their needs online. To date, nearly 5 million donors have funded over one billion dollars in classroom project funding through the site he created.
For American teachers, the site Charles set up nearly two decades ago is a blessing, but what about teachers outside the USA? What about teachers in refugee camps or rural areas in other countries? Like Charles in 1999, they are left on their own to make the most of what they have been given. And who suffers? The students, of course.
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