The Miami herald – CHRISTINA VEIGA
“This holiday season, hundreds of Miami-Dade County teachers from public, private and charter schools are turning to crowd-funding websites. They’re hoping to buy everything from age-appropriate books and copying paper to a solar car kit or frogs to dissect in biology class. Crowd-funding relies on many people making small donations toward a goal. There are dozens of websites where entrepreneurs post their big ideas and funding needs, and connect directly with donors. A handful of sites, like ClassWish.org, are just for teachers.”(more)