Experts
Charles Best
Founder, DonorsChoose.org
Some teachers even come to DonorsChoose to provide these. Read More
If you really believe teachers are pivotal, put your money where your mouth is, says Best. Read More
Do male students need more attention? Read More
When it comes to education, is bottom-up really the best approach? Does No Child Left Behind work? Read More
Best thinks it is possible to break a vicious cycle that doesn’t value education. Read More
A wide variety of students. Read More
If you don’t have a child in the system, why should you care? Read More
Best hopes DonorsChoose will nudge the public school system to action. Read More
Connecting classrooms in need to people who want to give. Read More
The difference of the urban classroom. Read More
Think of them as junior parents, Best says. Read More
It all started in kindergarten, Best says. Read More
About Charles Best
Charles Best founded DonorsChoose.org at Wings Academy, a public high school in the Bronx where he was a social studies teacher for five years. He thought up DonorsChoose.org during a lunch conversation with colleagues, and his students volunteered to help start the organization. To entice his fellow teachers to try out the new website, Charles offered them his mother's famous pear dessert. DonorsChoose.org has been growing since.