Tag: support a teacher

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 […]

With the popularity of the #ClearTheLists movement, thousands of teacher tweets have shown just how many of our nation’s teachers and students don’t have the classroom supplies they need. Unfortunately, this problem has existed for a long time. That’s why, since 1998, AdoptAClassroom.org has worked with donors nationwide to raise $39 million for classrooms in […]

We’re thrilled to partner with Kona Ice for the third year! Over the past two years, our partnership with Kona Ice has helped fund classrooms in need of support nationwide. Together, we’ve helped teachers purchase the school supplies they needed to keep their classroom stocked with the learning materials their students were lacking. According to a […]

Teachers are paying it forward on Twitter by buying one another’s classroom wishlist items to #ClearTheList. Many have never met one another, but they share the common experience of spending their own money on their students. 96% of teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies. Did you know that you can use AdoptAClassroom.org to […]