Tag: adopt a classroom

Want to hear something shocking? Teachers spend, on average, $860 out-of-pocket each year on supplies for their students (see our 2023 Teacher Spending Survey). Educators at high-needs schools are paying even more out-of-pocket to provide their students with the same learning materials (see our 2024 National Teacher Survey). A classroom can’t function well without the […]

Teachers continue to face a number of issues that were amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and caused a significant increase to their workloads. A recent AdoptAClassroom.org survey of 4,103 PreK-12 teachers found that an increased number of educators may leave teaching for good as a result of teacher burnout. In our May 2022 survey, 13% […]

The 2021/2022 school year began as yet another tumultuous academic year for U.S. teachers and students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising racism, and increased political incivility. For Giving Tuesday 2021, AdoptAClassroom.org is shining a spotlight on our nation’s innovative teacher heroes who are working hard to combat the negative effects these stressors […]

Teachers spend a lot of their own time and money to create lesson plans and purchase resources to increase student engagement. At AdoptAClassroom.org, we provide PreK-12 teachers with flexible funding for their classrooms through crowdfunding, giveaways, and grants to help them meet their student’s needs.  We recently asked our community of expert teachers how they […]

AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that provides classroom donations to PreK-12 teachers and schools throughout the U.S. Our nonprofit is committed to making sure teachers and students have the tools they need to make the 2021/22 school year a success.  We know that success looks different for everyone. AdoptAClassroom.org is the most flexible classroom funding […]

AdoptAClassroom.org, a national nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis that helps PreK-12 teachers and schools gain additional funding for classroom supplies to advance equity in education, has named Jeff Gray to their board of directors.  Jeff Gray is an assurance partner in PwC’s financial services practice. Jeff has 28 years of experience serving a variety of […]

When AdoptAClassroom.org Executive Director Ann Pifer joined the organization in 2013, we were still using the same nonprofit technology for our website and related business systems that we had used since the organization went online in 2001. As one of the first crowdfunding platforms on the internet, AdoptAClassroom.org was a pioneering website that connected donors […]

AdoptAClassroom.org, a national nonprofit organization that helps PreK-12 teachers and schools gain additional funding for classroom supplies to advance equity in education, has named Dale Robinson Anglin to their board of directors. Dale Robinson Anglin is the Vice President for Programs at the Cleveland Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to her position at the Cleveland […]

Do you need help coming up with teacher appreciation week ideas? Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week of May. Read our Teacher Appreciation Week ideas that will help you give thanks to a teacher. Teachers navigate countless challenges to bring the best education possible to their students. They’re teacher, counselor, parent, and nurse, […]