When I began teaching, my colleagues and I quickly realized that our students didn't have access to the same resources we had… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy paper and pencils, and often we couldn't get… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
I was a social studies teacher at a high school in the Bronx for five years. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Well, just as in the quality of public schools, there is massive disparity and the compensation given to the public school teachers. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
KIPP schools would be just a shining example of schools where students aren't just given homework and taught imaginative ways, but they're… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
We've long believed teachers know best what their students need to succeed, and that includes the creation of healthy, supportive school communities. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
DonorsChoose enables teachers not just to go public with learning needs in classrooms but also to unleash their imaginations about the best… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Access to sports is an important part of a well-rounded education, and it takes committed communities and companies like Dick's to make… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
It just felt wrong that the kids I was teaching didn't have the same access to materials that I did when I… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Students who learn to collaborate and negotiate - on Capitol Hill, in the board room, in everyday life - will outperform peers… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
At DonorsChoose.org, we've seen what technology can do for a classroom. We make it easy for teachers to request the materials they… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
I believe if we can crowdsource educational solutions to teachers on the front lines, who often know their kids better than anyone,… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Teachers know how to improve education, but they are a voice that is consistently overlooked or ignored. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
I founded DonorsChoose.org because I care about learning, and I believe every student in our country deserves a great education. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
An art project, a hands-on science experiment, or a special field trip can transcend textbooks and flash cards. No one knows this… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
I think there are really are some public schools, incredibly successful public schools, that are inculcating a real educational ethic in their… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
If we can show the world that there are students in all sorts of communities who don't have the material they need… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
We think we can contribute something toward the improvement of public education in our country. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
America's best teachers are always looking for new ways to bring learning to life. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
DonorsChoose was conceived at a Bronx public high school where I taught social studies for five years. In the teachers' lunch room,… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
I saw first-hand that all schools are not created equal, and the students shouldn't have to go without all of the materials… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Why is it that, when we want to think outside the proverbial box, we often put ourselves in one? We gather our team in… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy, paper, and pencils. I just figured there are people out… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Arianna Huffington is one of the greatest champions of this idea - that anyone can make a difference. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
People not only want to support public schools, but people warm to this idea of being a philanthropist, even if they might have only… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
If anything, we hope that DonorsChoose.org is going to be a prompt, a nudge in the side of the public school system to improve… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
If you track your organization's creativity by the number of brainstorms on your calendar, you're missing out. It's more important to capture those unplanned… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
One question we'll ask is, 'Who are you grateful for,' and a surprising number of people can't name anyone beyond their mother. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Our name is not great. It doesn't evoke anything about school or teachers. It doesn't roll off the tongue or stick in your head. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
To take on the jobs of tomorrow, students must become more than good test takers. They need to become makers who design, sketch, build,… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Donors are sick of writing that $200 check to the Red Cross and not knowing whether it goes for the executive director's salary or… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
