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New York Times: How to Get $29 Million for Classroom Projects? Just Ask

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By Nirak ChokskiIn Illinois, one educator wanted a set of laptops to better prepare her students for middle school, while a teacher in Massachusetts sought $41,000 to stock a library in an elementary school that serves low-income students, many of them refugees.This week, those requests, along with the more than 35,000 others listed on DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding website for school and classroom projects, were fully funded thanks to a single $29 million donation...It will reach at least some classrooms in more than 16,500 public schools, or about 1 in 6 public schools nationwide, according to the charity.Read the full story on The New York Times.

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