Charles Best

Laptops are important, but before you spend a million dollars per school providing one laptop per child... won't you please spend $5,000 per school equipping every classroom with a document camera? ”

We think there's nothing like sunlight to mobilize and energize citizens to demand change of their elected officials. ”

Whenever there are changes to school budgets, we know teachers feel it first. ”

We want to use our site to galvanize people to give but also to take important steps toward real change. ”

I founded DonorsChoose.org because I care about learning, and I believe every student in our country deserves a great education. ”

If we can show the world that there are students in all sorts of communities who don't have the material they need for a great education, that will be the first major step to doing something about it. ”

We think we can contribute something toward the improvement of public education in our country. ”

Access to sports is an important part of a well-rounded education, and it takes committed communities and companies like Dick's to make a real difference in kids' lives. ”

KIPP schools would be just a shining example of schools where students aren't just given homework and taught imaginative ways, but they're really brought into a culture of education. ”

I saw first-hand that all schools are not created equal, and the students shouldn't have to go without all of the materials that they need for a great education. ”