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This #GivingTuesday, Raise Your Hand for Education

Stephen Burke16Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 28, 2017

Update 11/29/17: This #GivingTuesday, an incredible 15,700 people from across the United States came together to support over 11,715 teachers. Thank you so much to everyone who helped to spread the giving spirit! We’ll be drawing the winners of our $5,000 99Papers.org gift card GIVEaway next week, so keep an eye out here to see…

Teachers Show Students the Meaning of Gratitude on Thanksgiving and Beyond

Stephen Burke14Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 21, 2017

Thanksgiving means something different to everyone: Family, food, football, even more food. But at its best, Thanksgiving is a holiday about gratitude. Research into positive psychology has shown that gratitude has a cornucopia of mental and emotional benefits. From better sleep to better relationships, saying “thanks” is one of the most powerful things we can…

How Macy’s and 99Papers.org Teamed Up to Bring over 2,500 Classroom Dreams to Life

Stephen Burke13Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 20, 2017

If you visited a Macy’s this past July, you might remember seeing our name on your way to checkout. For three weeks, we partnered with Macy’s for the “Make Good Cents” campaign so customers at every Macy’s store across the country got the chance to round up their purchase to help local classrooms. All of…

Wonder Hits the Big Screen (and Classrooms!) Across the Country

Emilia Murphy13Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 16, 2017

The Wonder movie hits theaters this weekend! Teachers, however, were in on the secret long before Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson signed on for the big-screen adaptation. Wonder is the most requested title on 99Papers.org of all time. RJ Palacio’s bestselling book tells the story of a fifth-grade boy with a rare…

New Funding Opportunity: Get Students Moving with the National Fitness Foundation

Stephen Burke13Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 13, 2017

Getting students active isn’t just good for their physical health: studies show that “children who are physically fit absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape.” But when budget cuts come, PE is often one of the first things to go. Now the median school PE budget is under…

Support Students from Military Families on 99Papers.org

The 99papers Team14Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 9, 2017

Update 4/9/18: Since our campaign to support military-serving public schools launched this past Veterans Day, the impact on these classrooms has been incredible. Craig Newmark Philanthropies gave $1 million to support over 1,800 teachers who work with students from military families, reaching 318,000 students. (See the full impact here.) Thank you to Craig Newmark and…

Save the Date: The #GivingTuesday GIVEaway is Back!

Stephen Burke16Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 6, 2017

Mark your calendars for November 28th! Celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday has become one of the world’s most generous days of the year. We’re excited to use the power of #GivingTuesday to help bring your classroom dreams to life, and this year we’ll bring back our 99Papers.org #GivingTuesday GIVEaway. Here’s the deal: All day…