$131K Donated to Support Teachers' Projects in RI by Nonprofit & Donor

$131K Donated to Support Teachers' Projects in RI by Nonprofit & Donor

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced Monday a joint donation has been made totaling $131,648 to fund 261 teacher projects across the state. 

Infante-Green announced the two donors -- the Partnership for Rhode Island and Theresia Gouw, a board member of DonorsChoose -- at surprise ceremonies in Providence and Johnston schools on Monday. 

 

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“Rhode Island teachers invest a tremendous amount of time and effort in the lives of their students every day, which has a ripple effect on the community,” said Gouw, Brown University and DonorsChoose board member and founder of aCrew Capital. "I’m pleased to support Providence classrooms today through DonorsChoose because I believe in the power of education and the difference having access to the right resources makes in raising up the leaders of tomorrow.”

According to RIDE, the funded projects will serve 24,612 students statewide. 

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“In Rhode Island and across the country, teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money to make their classrooms more welcoming and their lessons more engaging. I see this firsthand when I visit schools, and I hear consistently from teachers that they are reaching into their own pockets to pay for supplies, books, and experiences for their students,” said Infante-Green. “I am so grateful to our generous donors for making these teachers’ wishes come true and enhancing learning opportunities for thousands of students.”

In total, more than 100 schools in 24 districts will benefit from this donation. Projects address everything from literacy to social and emotional learning, including projects like adding culturally responsive texts to libraries, buying instruments or technology for students, bringing robotics into the classroom, and beyond

 “The Partnership for Rhode Island is incredibly proud to support Rhode Island’s educators. We hope this contribution will help teachers check one item off their to-do lists as they continue to work tirelessly to provide their students with an engaging learning experience,” said Tom Giordano, executive director, Partnership for Rhode Island. “We thank DonorsChoose for its ongoing support of educators across the country, and Theresia Gouw for her tremendous generosity.”

Editor's Note: A prior version identified DonorsChoose as a donor; it was Goux individually.

Updated Monday 4:29 p.m.

Video courtesy of Reynaldo Almonte, Latino Public Radio