55 percent. That's close to twenty thousand dollars. In 27 hours.
Y'all don't fuck around, do you.
What a coincidence, neither do I. Time for another mini-prize! Let's tackle some classroom supplies. Receipts forwarded to me for …

As of this writing: 37 percent.
(When I started writing the post? 36 percent. I love it when that happens.)
A few administrative notes….
1. Check out the leaderboard. Words fail me.
2. The following people need to stop …

(not a MSCL quote)
 
Eighteen percent already.In fourteen hours.That?Is awesome.
 
I'd love to talk more about your awesomeness, but I have to go measure the bathroom stalls down the hall to see if the tomato costume is …

Aw, Mr. Katimski.
I put up the contest, I went to bed, I got up, and what do you know, as of this writing we've got 4% of the official goal and three (3) projects already …

Seems appropriate to kick things off with the whispered words from the MSCL theme: the contest has begun.
The permanent contest page is here (or just look to your right; it's at the top there).Feel …

Not exactly what I have in mind…
It's baaaaaaaack!
A year and a half ago, you wonderful, helpful, smart, generous, sweet-smelling, tasteful, education-minded people raised $30,000 for DonorsChoose and invited me to shave my head. Now …

The TN Fall Contest is set to launch on October 1 — once again, we'll be raising money for Donors Choose as part of their Blogger Challenge. Stay tuned for goal updates.
Before we start, though, …

Thanks at least in part to your votes, Donors Choose has made it into the final round of the American Express Members Project — one of five finalists.
 
One of the other five finalists, though, isn't …

The American Express Members Project is awarding up to $5 million to the organization that receives the most votes from cardmembers, and Donors Choose is in the running. If you have an Amex card, this …

[Updated 6/2/07 with honorable mention entries.]
Below, the winner of the "An Imprisoned Fish" mini-contest. The entry contains all the hallmarks of the SA style: randomly capitalized and quaintly hyphenated words and phrases ("Champagne Punch," "boy-friend"); …