Herb Kohl Funds 700 Projects for Wisconsin Teachers on DonorsChoose.org on First Day of School

WISCONSIN -- Wisconsin teachers woke up to shocking news on Tuesday morning. And no, it wasn't JUST because it was the first day of school for them.

They learned that Herb Kohl, former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and former longtime U.S. Senator completed the funding for their project on DonorsChoose.org.

They weren't alone. Nearly 700 projects in 140 school districts across Wisconsin were fully-funded by Herb Kohl Philanthropies on Tuesday.

In total, 600 Wisconsin teachers will receive materials for approximately 43,000 students. The price tag for that amount of giving was about $500,000, according to a report by the Milwaukee Business Journal.

“As the new school year kicks off, we are thrilled to support all of the classroom projects currently posted by teachers right here in Wisconsin," Kohl said in a statement. "We owe a lot to our teachers and hold enormous hope for our students. They are both a constant source of inspiration."

Here are the projects he funded in GREENDALE

Inspiring Minds to Construct Testable Science Investivations

Mrs. Zientek

Completed!
Sep 6, 2016

$384 given; 2 donors

Greendale High School Greendale, WI

Students in my science classes are high achievers who have placed into Honors Biology their freshman year of high school. Many of my students are taking multiple Honors classes, and participate in... more

My students need Science World Scholastic Magazine to help them construct testable hypotheses that are interesting to them, and to help students build science background knowledge in a fun and informative way through reading the articles.