If anything, we hope that DonorsChoose.org is going to be a prompt, a nudge in the side of the public school system… — 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… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
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
Whenever there are changes to school budgets, we know teachers feel it first. — 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
I was lucky enough to go to boarding school for my high school years, and I had all the resources that I… — 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
Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
If you just believe in our democracy, and you want an informed electorate, public schools are in your interest, and I think… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
We all remember special days at school, whether it was going on a field trip, doing a science experiment, or performing in… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
We evaluate all business decisions based on how we can best serve public school teachers and their students. — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Laptops are important, but before you spend a million dollars per school providing one laptop per child... won't you please spend $5,000… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Hardworking, passionate teachers know their students' needs better than anyone else in the school environment. If we can tap into their needs,… — 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
