Tag: back-to-school
#ClearTheLists Founder Courtney Jones Q&A
This back-to-school season, Texas elementary teacher Courtney Jones started the #ClearTheLists movement that is highlighting the needs of individual teachers who are stocking their classrooms using their own money. Teachers across the country are taking part in this campaign, and education advocates, like Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, are providing teachers with funds to purchase the […]
Award-Winning Actor & Singer Taye Diggs Joins AdoptAClassroom.org and Burlington Stores to Officially Launch its 2019 back-to-school campaign hosted in all Burlington locations now through August 17th.
Award-winning actor and singer Taye Diggs teamed up with AdoptAClassroom.org and our corporate partner Burlington Stores, this back-to-school season to announce our 3rd consecutive year of partnership where customers are asked to donate $1 or more at check out to support AdoptAClassroom.org. To celebrate, Taye joined us in awarding the New York City Department of […]
In Year Three, Burlington is Doing Even More to Support K-12 Classrooms Nationwide!
This is the third year Burlington Stores has partnered with AdoptAClassroom.org to ensure our nation’s children have access to the school supplies they need to succeed. Over the past two years, our GOLD Halo award-winning campaign raised more than $3.5 million. But our work is not yet done. And Burlington has raised the ante. This […]
maurices Supports High-Needs Schools Nationwide!
As school budgets decline and teachers’ out of pocket spending continues to increase, maurices, the hometown fashion retailer, is providing some relief this back-to- school shopping season. From August 19 to September 9, in their more than 900 stores across the country, maurices will be fundraising on behalf of AdoptAClassroom.org. Funds raised will go to […]
Lane Bryant Supports Teachers for Fifth Consecutive Year!
This August, Lane Bryant kicks off their fifth year partnering with AdoptAClassroom.org and supporting teachers through their Chalk it up to STYLE campaign. This annual fundraiser helps teachers purchase supplies for the upcoming school year. Throughout the entire month of August, Lane Bryant will offer teachers a 15% discount* on merchandise, including new fall looks. […]
NYC School Teachers Get a Big Surprise!
Oscar Winning Actor, Artist and Activist, Common, paid a surprise visit to high-needs school P.S. 111 last Thursday. With the help of our corporate partner Burlington Stores, Common presented $10,000 to the school’s teachers, just in time for the upcoming school year. This donation makes it possible for P.S.111 teachers to purchase the classroom supplies […]
Burlington Supports Teachers Nationwide. You Can Too!
Our first year of partnership with Burlington Stores was a HUGE success! We raised over $1.55 million. Our campaign even won an award. But our work is not yet done. There are still hundreds of thousands of teachers in need of supplies for their classrooms and students. The good news? We’ve teamed up with Burlington […]
Great Clips Supports Teachers in Indiana for the Third Year!
We all know Great Clips is in the business of cutting hair, but did you know they are also committed to helping teachers in Indiana cut their out-of-pocket spending? In fact, this is the third year Great Clips will be fundraising on behalf of AdoptAClassroom.org for teachers in select markets in Indiana. This back-to-school season* […]
Self-Care Tips: From Teachers, To Teachers!
We don’t need to tell you how demanding your job can be. Between grading, lesson-planning, and more than a little bit of crisis management, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. So we decided to ask teachers how they practice self-care – Here are some of the top responses! 1. Make time for yourself “I make sure […]