For the second year in a row, Arizona saw an increase in classroom spending, according to the Arizona Auditor General's annual audit. Arizona school districts spent 54% of their available operating dollars on classroom instruction, making 2018 the second consecutive year to increase classroom spending. Since monitoring began in 2001, the highest level spent on instructional … Continue reading Arizona Sees Increase in Classroom Spending for Second Year in a Row
Youth Development and Capacity Building, Inc., located in Atlanta, Ga., serves the disadvantaged youth and communities through education and development. We host numerous youth educational initiatives throughout the year to develop positive minds and a clear future for our youth and community. By consistently adding programs, initiatives and projects that focus on our youth’s education … Continue reading Youth Programs Give Children Hope Through Art
Thanks to DollarDays, Young Dreams Community Outreach, a nonprofit organization in Miami, provided 1,300 children with book bags and supply packets for their return to school. With contributions like these, they are able to continue their mission of focusing on the children's future in the community.
They could be the three words that parents most love to hear: back to school. For many, August will see children heading back to classrooms for the start of a new school year. For teachers, it means getting a classroom stocked and ready as their students return. It can also mean a hit to a … Continue reading Back-to-School 2018: Here’s Where Teachers Can Get Discounts on Supplies
Private-label offerings are playing an increasingly critical role in some of the country’s largest online marketplaces, with house brands now accounting for as much as 30% of all sales. This trend not only indicates changes in the way consumers shop, especially when searching by brand and price, but also presents a new challenge for online … Continue reading Private-label Products: Bringing Value to Our Nonprofit Partners
DollarDays, a strategic platform for charities, nonprofits and other betterment organizations to purchase wholesale goods, today unveiled its Forward™ collection of backpacks. The company developed this exclusive, retail-ready line to better assist these groups with fulfilling their outreach projects and other missions. “Every child deserves the right tools to support their educational journey,” explained Shelly … Continue reading DollarDays Launches Affordable Backpacks for Nonprofits, Schools
As national uproar spreads around teacher pay and educational funding, questions are also being raised around whether schools are increasingly underfunded for classroom supplies. Class supply lists continue to grow and are becoming more costly for families nationwide. DollarDays, a premier supplier of school supplies, recently released a report that up to 85% of supplies were being … Continue reading Back to School Bucks Seasonal Trends, Becomes Big Business
Parents aren’t the only ones who spend big on back-to-school supplies. Thousands of teachers around the United States offset their school supply budgets by forking over close to $600 of their own money just for the most basic of supplies. Some of the most sought-after items include staples, copy paper, holiday decorations and colored pencils, … Continue reading Teacher Spend Hundreds out of Pocket on School Supplies
From backpacks to binders, to USB drives and glue sticks, the rising cost of school supplies is putting a definite pinch on the average families’ budget. When families are simply unable to choose between the grocery bill and the school supply list, it's our children that suffer, often creating a class system in our public … Continue reading School Supply Costs Continue to Rise
All of us have bragged about the great teachers we've had who have helped us along in life, but not every teacher is wonderful. Some teachers just don’t strive to improve and help kids. According to About Education, ineffective teachers share similar characteristics: They lack the ability to manage their classrooms. If they can’t control … Continue reading Teachers Create Our Future