Monthly Archives: August 2018

Public school teachers shoulder a monumental responsibility. We ask them to educate our next generation, but not every classroom has the resources students need to succeed. The schools in your community need people like you, who understand that supporting teachers means listening to what they need most for their classrooms. Here are a few ways…

Update 8/23/18: Funds for the boost have been fully spent out, but there are still plenty of teachers who need your support!  It’s no secret that teachers are spending an enormous amount of their own money each year on classroom supplies for their students. The New York Times is talking about…

Back-to-school season is here! For teachers, it’s time to start setting up classrooms, creating bulletin boards, and planning the first lessons of the year. Meanwhile, the 99Papers.org team is getting ready to ship tens of thousands of boxes across the country full of the supplies teachers need most. What are those boxes full…

Here’s some shocking news, unless you’re a teacher: According to a recently released report from the National Center for Education Statistics, 94% of teachers spend their own money on supplies for students. That’s over $1.6 billion in out-of-pocket spending by teachers each year. It’s almost impossible to wrap…