JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A teacher at Casey Elementary School in Jackson has raised hundreds of dollars to buy children's books featuring diverse characters.
Ruth Ann Moss teaches second through fifth grades at Casey. The Clarion-Ledger reports that (http://on.thec-l.com/1yEaiFJ ) she found that her classroom library included few books with characters that her minority students could relate to.
So she launched a fundraising campaign through DonorsChoose.org to buy 67 biographies and fiction titles about African-American, Hispanic, native American and Asian characters.
By Saturday, 15 people had given the $649 she wanted - $551 for the books and $79 to support the website.
Moss thanked them in a statement on the website. She says the books will help sustain her students' interest in reading.
Information from: The Clarion-Ledger, http://ift.tt/GIU16h
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