The Mountain Times

Facing tight budgets, Vermont teachers raise more than $29,000 to fund 65 classroom projects

Rutland County's Jennifer Little is among 39 Vermont teachers who have raised money through the generosity of individual and corporate donors connected by DonorsChoose.org

Jennifer Little, a teacher at Mill River Union High School in Clarendon, received funding for four classroom projects that help students improve their reading and writing skills. "A good education is expensive and funds are limited for many people," Little said. "DonorsChoose provides a great opportunity to give a little to help teachers... and to provide students with the tools needed to be successful in school and in life."

DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit organization that connects donors with public school teachers who need classroom materials. Rutland Horace Mann agent Steven Morneau helped to fund Little's four projects, and Horace Mann Vermont has contributed to a total of 24 projects. Nationally, Horace Mann has contributed $1.3 million to school projects through DonorsChoose.org since February 2011.
On Thursday June 21, at 1 p.m., Little will demonstrate her classroom projects and discuss how other public school teachers can find funding at at Mill River Union High School, 2321 Middle Road, Clarendon.

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