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ClassWish

ClassWish is a nonprofit organization that addresses the shortage of funding for supplies and equipment in K–12 schools. ClassWish has the items shipped directly to the schools at no cost to the school or teacher. ClassWish.org was founded in 2008 as a project of ImportantGifts Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, whose chairman is Steven Spiegel, a former Skadden Arps attorney. It now has its own tax-exempt status.

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ClassWish is a nonprofit organization that addresses the shortage of funding for supplies and equipment in K–12 schools. ClassWish has the items shipped directly to the schools at no cost to the school or teacher. ClassWish.org was founded in 2008 as a project of ImportantGifts Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, whose chairman is Steven Spiegel, a former Skadden Arps attorney. It now has its own tax-exempt status.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372628661

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