Learning is a critical part of our mission and organizational culture. — Charles Best Critical 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 Culture Copy Share Image
We want to use our site to galvanize people to give but also to take important steps toward real change. — Charles Best Change Copy Share Image
One thing that gets missed a lot is that DonorsChoose is merely a place where teachers post wish lists. That doesn't do… — Charles Best Innovation Copy Share Image
At DonorsChoose.org, we believe that classroom teachers often know their students better than anybody else in the system and that their front-line… — Charles Best Believe Copy Share Image
People on the front lines have the best ideas for how to improve things. — Charles Best 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 Art Copy Share Image
A really large number of teachers contact us offline testifying how valuable iPads are for their students. — Charles Best How Copy Share Image
Imagine someone with $10 finding a classroom project that speaks to them personally, seeing where their money is going, and realizing that… — Charles Best Make a difference 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 Best Copy Share Image
I'd listened to my colleagues in the teachers' lunchroom. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for… — Charles Best City 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 Best Copy Share Image
For my 9th birthday, my only wish was to eat like a farmer boy. I had devoured 'The Little House on the… — Charles Best Birthday Copy Share Image
Whether you're raising money for a cause, a personal need, or a project, most crowdfunding sites center on you hitting up people… — Charles Best Money Copy Share Image
We've heard people say that teachers have no business going rogue and trying to select their own books, technology, and classes -… — Charles Best Believe 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 Education Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I were always having the same conversation in the teachers lunchroom about books we wanted our students to read,… — Charles Best Books Copy Share Image
I'd love DonorsChoose.org to become a place where teachers can post innovative, out-of-the-box projects that they can't get funding for traditionally. — Charles Best Become 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 Access 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 Capitol hill Copy Share Image
Our mission is to help students in need and to democratize philanthropy. — Charles Best Goals Copy Share Image
You have to wade through tons of 'no's' to get one 'yes,' and you can't let it go to your head when… — Charles Best Go Copy Share Image
