Apr 10, 2019
Nashville bans schools from online fundraising
In Nashville, the school district has put a ban on online fundraising for classrooms.

Despite teachers' continued reliance on crowdfunding sites, Nashville has decided to put an and to the practice in their schools.
seb_ra/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Public school teachers across the nation are going online to raise funds for their classrooms. They are using crowdfunding websites like DonorsChoose to ask parents or other supporters to pay for their next school project. Experts say teachers are doing this so they can have curriculum or materials in their classrooms their school districts may not spend money on. But in Nashville, the school district has put a ban on online fundraising.