• Parent-Teacher Store Draw:

    • Teacher Focus
    • Curriculum and Standards
    • Personal Service
    • Variety and Quality

About 60% of teachers who have shopped at parent-teachers stores indicate:

  • They like the teacher and curriculum focus
  • They can see items before they buy
  • They get new ideas for teaching and convenience.

On average, teachers surveyed said they spent a total of $268 on school supplies in the 2012-2013 school year, $491 on instructional materials, and an additional $186 on other classroom supplies. This means, on average, these teachers spent $945 on materials for their classrooms during the 2012-2013 school year.

With an estimated 3.4 million public elementary and secondary teachers in 2013, this represents an estimated $3.2 billion in classroom materials purchased by public school teachers!

Source: 2013 EDmarket Retail Awareness Study

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  • "I find many items that make class management easier."

  • "They give me resources that parents can buy to help their student at home without extra assistance from a teacher."

  • "Everything is geared towards teachers and their needs."

  • "I like that fact that they have materials that are aligned with the Common Core standards that all students are required to learn."

  • "I can direct parents to resources they can buy to help their student at home without extra assistance from a teacher."

  • "They have all the newest, coolest books, manipulatives, decorations, that are of good quality and are hard to find elsewhere."

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