Teacher Discounts: 100+ Ways to Save in 2026
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Many educator discounts require you to prove you work in education before they apply. Some retailers accept a school ID or paystub at the register, others use a school email address, a union membership, an International Teacher Identity Card, or an online service like ID.me or SheerID. Each brand sets its own rule.
Teacher pay isn't going to put anyone on a rich list, and most of us spend our own money on the classroom anyway. What surprises people is how many retailers, airlines, insurers and software companies run an educator discount and never advertise it. Some are 10% off. A few are 50%, and Canva and Headspace are free.
The catch is usually verification. Many of the offers here ask you to prove you teach before they apply, and what counts as proof varies from brand to brand. Checking a retailer's own educator page before you shop saves a wasted trip.
If you know of a nationally available teacher discount that isn't listed here, let us know.
How to Prove You're a Teacher
Most of these offers don't apply automatically. Retailers use a range of proof methods, and some accept more than one, so check the specific program rather than assuming.
| Proof method | What it is | Typically used for |
|---|---|---|
| School ID or paystub | Your district-issued badge, or a recent pay stub showing a school employer | In-store discounts at national retailers |
| ID.me | A free third-party identity service. You verify once, then log in at any participating retailer | Most online apparel, mattress and subscription offers |
| SheerID | A second verification service. Some brands use it instead of ID.me | Online checkout at brands that don't use ID.me |
| ITIC | The International Teacher Identity Card, issued by ISIC. $20 in the US, requires 18+ teaching hours a week at an accredited institution | Travel, hotels, car repair, international discounts |
| School email address | A verified address on your school or district domain | Retailers that run verification in-house rather than through a third party |
| Union or association membership | An NEA, AFT or state association membership number | Offers routed through a member benefits portal |
| Other | Employment databases, enrollment verification, state credentials, or documentation specific to one program | Varies by retailer |
If you shop online, registering with ID.me and SheerID ahead of time is worth the few minutes, because a number of the offers here route through one or the other. Verification doesn't automatically carry across every participating brand, so check what each retailer asks for rather than assuming a previous check will be recognized.
Two habits help. Carry your school ID even when you aren't at work, since most in-store offers ask for it at the register. And read the retailer's own educator page before you go, because terms, percentages and eligibility change without notice.
One thing about this list itself. Educator discounts move constantly, and programs get withdrawn without any announcement: while putting this update together, we found several long-quoted offers that had simply stopped existing. Where we've confirmed an offer against the retailer's own published terms, the entry says what those terms are. Where we couldn't confirm something, or where sources disagree, the entry says that too rather than repeating a number we can't stand behind. Treat any percentage here as a prompt to check, not a promise.
Discounts on Teacher Supplies
Classroom supplies are where the biggest recurring savings sit, since most of these are rewards programs rather than one-off coupons.
FedEx Office
The National Educators Discount Program from FedEx offers teachers 15% off almost all products and services at participating FedEx Office locations nationwide.
Learn More Here: www.fedex.com
Lakeshore Learning
Teacher's Club membership gets 15% off most items. Sources disagree on whether it now applies online as well as in-store, so sign into a registered account and check before assuming either way. Registration is free and is done in store.
The bit worth having is the self-serve lamination, which members get at a reduced rate. If you laminate anything at volume, it usually beats buying pouches. Lakeshore also runs a separate free Rewards program on top: a point per dollar, 250 points for a $5 reward, a 15% birthday discount, free returns, and early access to sales. The two stack, and the deepest sitewide markdowns land during the back-to-school stretch from late July into August.
Learn More Here: www.lakeshorelearning.com
Eduporium
Open to educators at all levels. Create an account for discounts as high as 20% on STEM tools.
Learn More Here: www.eduporium.com
Discount School Supply
Classroom essentials through to curriculum materials. The clearance section is usually where the real savings are.
Learn More Here: www.discountschoolsupply.com
Creative Fabrica
A Teacher Club Card costs $2.99 per year and covers up to five teaching resource downloads a week.
Learn More Here: www.creativefabrica.com
Michaels
15% off your purchase. In-store only, so ask a sales associate at the register.
Learn More Here: www.michaels.com
Blick
Register your school with Blick for discounts on art supplies. Blick for Educators also publishes free lesson plans.
Learn More Here: www.dickblick.com
Pencils
A 10% discount on all orders through the Educator Discount Program.
Learn More Here: www.pencils.com
Office Depot/OfficeMax
Office Depot runs the most generous supply-chain program on this page, and it's two separate things rather than one. Verify your teaching credentials through ID.me, which takes a few minutes and accepts a teaching license number or other documentation, and you're emailed a 20% off coupon for one qualifying purchase. Separately, Rewards members who present a valid teacher ID, their Rewards member number, and the teacher coupon in store earn 25% back in bonus rewards on a qualifying purchase, against the 2% a standard member gets.
Two extras worth knowing. The Classroom Wish List lets parents, friends, and family buy items you've listed for your room, and you earn 5% back in rewards on qualifying purchases made from it. Give Back to Schools returns 5% in credits to your school when you shop in store.
Read the exclusions before planning a big trip. The bonus rewards offer doesn't cover technology, electronics or software, ink and toner, sale-priced case paper, gift cards, appliances, postage and shipping services, or protection plans, and it can't be combined with the VIP 5% benefit or other bonus rewards offers.
Learn More Here: www.officedepot.com
Discount Dance Supply
Dance educators can earn discounts and rewards through the Dance Educator Program.
Learn More Here: www.discountdance.com
Texas Instruments
The Pre-Service Teacher Discount Program covers math and science teachers buying qualifying tech products.
Learn More Here: education.ti.com
Target
Target runs educator offers through Target Circle, which is free to join. Verify your teacher status once and eligible deals apply to your account automatically, covering classroom essentials and school supplies.
Learn More Here: www.target.com
Ellisi Gifts
Personalized gifts for students, parents, and staff. Use code TEACHERORG10 at checkout for 10% off.
Learn More Here: www.ellisigifts.com
Simply Stamps
The AAETEACH code for AAE members that lists have quoted for years, ours included, appears nowhere on the current site. What Simply Stamps runs instead is open to everyone: 10% off for joining their email list, or 15% off for email and text together.
The teacher range itself is the reason to bother. Over 400 classroom stamps covering grading, feedback, sign-and-return, name-missing, motivational, and library designs, made by hand in the USA, mostly self-inking. Custom sets of four run around $25, and a six-stamp set around $16. There's a foreign-language range for bilingual and ESL classrooms, and clothing stamps using wash-safe textile ink for labeling student belongings.
Learn More Here: www.simplystamps.com
BJ's Wholesale Club
BJ's partners with a number of teacher unions and school districts. If yours is one of them, you can get a discounted membership.
Learn More Here: www.bjs.com
Raymond Geddes
The Extra Credit Loyalty Points program lets teachers and schools earn points on purchases and redeem them against future orders.
Learn More Here: www.raymondgeddes.com
Creative QT
Creative QT runs a teacher discount code available on their site.
Learn More Here: creativeqt.com
Gel Pro
25% off online purchases for teachers. Worth a look if you're on your feet all day.
Learn More Here: www.gelpro.com
Overstock
Overstock has run a Club O classroom membership for teachers and students. The brand has changed substantially since that program launched, so check the current terms on their site before relying on it.
Learn More Here: www.overstock.com
Sheet Music Plus
The EasyRebates program pays 8% cash back on all orders, plus member-only offers. Useful for music teachers building a library.
Learn More Here: www.sheetmusicplus.com
KiwiCo
KiwiCo discounts teachers and schools ordering crates in bulk.
Learn More Here: www.kiwico.com
Wellness Mats
A 25% discount for K-12 teachers and college professors.
Learn More Here: www.wellnessmats.com
Dollar General
Dollar General runs verified teacher discounts through its Teacher's Central program, and the back-to-school offers have reached 30% off school supplies for verified educators. You register and complete verification at Teacher's Central to qualify.
The headline rate is promotional rather than permanent, so check what's running before you shop. With more than 20,000 locations, it's often the nearest option, and DG Digital Coupons stack on top of the general school supply pricing.
Clothing and Accessory Discounts
Several of these run through ID.me or SheerID, though each brand sets its own eligibility terms. A few are in-store only, and those are noted.
Adidas
A 30% discount online and in-store at factory outlets.
Learn More Here: www.adidas.com
Blue Nile
15% off regularly priced jewelry, verified through ID.me. Terms and conditions apply.
Learn More Here: www.bluenile.com
Champion
An additional 10% off for educators, including retired educators.
Learn More Here: www.champion.com
Cole Haan
20% off, verified with a valid school email address.
Learn More Here: www.colehaan.com
Aerosoles
The Aerosoles teacher discount that lists have quoted for a decade, 15% off footwear over $39.99 with a teacher ID or paystub, no longer has a page behind it. The old discounts URL now redirects to the homepage; there's no educator or student section anywhere on the current site, and the phone number attached to the offer predates their move to an online help desk.
What Aerosoles does run is a general loyalty program open to anyone, plus a sale section that regularly reaches 50% off. Neither is a teacher benefit, but for comfortable shoes on a teacher's feet all day, the sale rail is the realistic route.
Learn More Here: www.aerosoles.com
J.Crew
15% off for teachers and college students, and contrary to what most lists say, ours included until now; it works both in store and online. It also covers J.Crew Factory as well as J.Crew, at jcrew.com and jcrewfactory.com.
In-store, present a valid teacher or college student ID at checkout. Online, verify first, which may mean uploading a document. Once you're confirmed, the offer lands in your J.Crew Passport wallet about a day later, and you click to apply it at checkout. Not valid on phone orders, previous purchases, or gift cards, and the exclusions list changes, so check the banner link before a big order. US only.
Learn More Here: www.jcrew.com
Kate Spade
Kate Spade runs an in-store educator discount redeemed by showing a school ID at the register, not online. Reported rates vary between sources, and at least one lists the offer as withdrawn, so confirm at your local store before making a trip.
Learn More Here: www.katespade.com
Madewell
15% off in stores and online. Our previous copy said in-store only, which was wrong. Eligibility covers current teachers and college students aged 16 or over at accredited public and private institutions, and it extends to Teach For America and DonorsChoose associates using a company ID or a business card with photo ID.
In-store, show a valid school ID. Online, verify on Madewell's site, and the discount applies automatically once you're signed in. One thing to watch: the auto-applied discount gets switched off during some of Madewell's own promotional windows and reactivates afterward, so if it vanishes at checkout, that's usually why rather than a problem with your verification. Not valid on phone orders, alterations, previous purchases, or gift cards.
Learn More Here: www.madewell.com
Columbia
A 10% discount, verified through ID.me.
Learn More Here: www.columbia.com
Dagne Dover
A 20% discount for teachers through ID.me.
Learn More Here: www.dagnedover.com
Handful
A 20% discount for teachers and students with verification.
Learn More Here: handful.com
Hanes
10% off at hanes.com for everyone in the education community, retired educators included.
Learn More Here: www.hanes.com
Karen Kane
A 20% teacher discount at karenkane.com.
Learn More Here: www.karenkane.com
Puma
A 10% discount, verified with ID.me.
Learn More Here: us.puma.com
Reebok
50% off for teachers and educators, verified with ID.me. This is one of the steepest discounts on the page.
Learn More Here: www.reebok.com
Under Armour
20% off on UA.com, the UA app and UA Brand House, and 10% at UA Factory House. Verified with ID.me.
Learn More Here: www.underarmour.com
Vera Bradley
An Appreciation Discount of 15% off at verabradley.com, verified through ID.me.
Learn More Here: verabradley.com
Quiksilver
A 15% teacher discount, verified through SheerID.
Learn More Here: quiksilver.sheerid.com
Vineyard Vines
A 15% discount for teachers.
Learn More Here: www.vineyardvines.com
Roxy
A 15% discount, verified through SheerID.
Learn More Here: roxy.sheerid.com
Discounts on Books
Classroom libraries get expensive fast. These programs are aimed at buying in volume rather than at single purchases.
First Book
If you're a teacher or administrator and at least 70% of your students come from low-income families, First Book offers new books at 50% to 90% off retail.
Learn More Here: www.firstbook.org
Half Price Books
Educators get 10% off in-store purchases year-round. The discount card renews annually with a valid teacher ID or paystub.
Learn More Here: www.hpb.com
Scholastic
The standing educator discount is 10%, not the 25% most lists quote. Verified educators get that 10% on regular Teacher Store purchases, applied automatically and separate from whatever sitewide sale is running. You need your school address on the account to unlock it.
The 25% figure is real, but it's a different offer: first-year teachers registering a new educator account through Scholastic's first-year teacher page get 25% off a curated set of classroom essentials, once. If you're newly qualified, use it before anything else.
Watch the boundaries, because this catches people out. Teacher Store promotions don't apply to Scholastic Store orders, Book Clubs, Magazines+ or in-school Book Fair orders. Book-only orders over $35 ship free. The deepest discount windows historically fall in July and December.
Learn More Here: shop.scholastic.com
Schuler Books & Music
Michigan K-12 educators get 20% off educational materials bought for classroom use.
Learn More Here: www.schulerbooks.com
Book Warehouse
15% off for teachers, and they'll often work out a deeper discount on a large order.
Learn More Here: www.book-warehouse.com
Bookmans
A 20% discount for educators currently teaching in a classroom.
Learn More Here: bookmans.com
Magazine Discounts
Several publishers run academic rates that are substantially below the public subscription price, and a few are aimed at classroom sets rather than personal reading.
National Geographic
The $1-per-issue educator rate that lists have quoted for a decade, this one included, isn't published anywhere now. What National Geographic runs for classrooms instead is Explorer, its student magazine, which has been digital-only since 2020 and comes in grade-banded editions for K-5/6.
The education store also discounts Nat Geo Kids, Nat Geo Little Kids, and Nat Geo History, though that verification runs on student status rather than educator status, so check which one you're being asked for. Introductory offers on the main magazine change regularly and are usually the better route for a personal subscription.
Learn More Here: www.nationalgeographic.com
MagazineLine
MagazineLine has agreements with several publishers to offer discounted rates to college students and educators. You'll enter your school employment details at checkout.
Learn More Here: www.magazineline.com
The New York Times
Discounted home or school delivery for K-12 teachers. You'll need your school's name and a current school email address. Print subscribers also get digital access that can be shared with a family member.
Learn More Here: nytimesineducation.com
Magmall
Magmall no longer runs an educator discount, and the "up to 50% off with your school name and position" that lists have quoted for years, ours included, describes a program that isn't there. The site is now a bulk magazine ordering service, mostly serving waiting rooms, salons, auto shops and medical offices, with prices listed openly rather than gated behind verification.
It's still useful for one job: stocking a school library. There's a dedicated School Libraries collection, bulk ordering with a single invoice, custom portals for districts ordering across multiple sites, and a quote service if the title you want isn't listed. Expect first issues to take eight to ten weeks.
Learn More Here: www.magmall.com
Time for Kids
TIME for Kids comes in grade-banded editions for K-1, grade 2, grades 3-4, and grades 5-6, so a subscription matches the reading level rather than the classroom. There's an educator pricing page for single classrooms, and a quote route for school or district orders, and a 15% school-year discount has been running on subscriptions.
Two things here are free, and neither is a subscription. Your Hot Job is a careers exploration platform with teaching resources attached, and Service Stars runs themed community-impact missions for students. Both are worth taking even if you never buy the magazine.
Learn More Here: www.timeforkids.com
Washington Post
Teachers and students can subscribe for unlimited access at $1 every four weeks.
Learn More Here: subscribe.washingtonpost.com
Phone & Internet Discounts
All three major carriers run educator programs you can sign up for directly, so you don't need your district to have an agreement in place. Each asks for proof of employment, and the discount applies to the plan rather than to the handset.
AT&T Wireless and AT&T Internet
AT&T runs a teacher discount of up to 25% on its most popular wireless plans, open to educators and their families. You'll need to show proof of eligibility, either in-store or by uploading it after signing up online. Because the discount varies by plan rather than being a flat rate, the saving is largest on the higher-tier unlimited plans.
Learn More Here: www.att.com
Verizon Wireless
Verizon offers discounts to teachers and their families. Eligibility covers actively employed, certified, or licensed K-12 and post-secondary teachers at public or private schools, colleges, and universities in all states. You register through Verizon's own teacher page rather than through your employer, and if your teaching status changes the discount runs to the end of the year without you doing anything.
Learn More Here: www.verizon.com
T-Mobile
T-Mobile runs educator pricing through its Work Perks program, open to teachers, administrators, and other education staff. Unlike the other two, setting up a plan generally means speaking to one of their education specialists rather than completing it online.
Learn More Here: www.t-mobile.com
Discounts on Technology & Gadgets
Software vendors tend to run the deepest education pricing, and a couple of the programs here have offered free access to eligible educators rather than a discount.
Adobe
Adobe runs the deepest software discount on this page, covering Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Acrobat and Lightroom. Eligibility is broader than most people assume: faculty or staff at an accredited primary or secondary school, university, college, school district or board of education, emeritus professors included, plus teachers of homeschooled students as defined by state regulations. Adobe doesn't require you to teach a design subject. A school-issued email address at purchase is usually all the verification needed, with SheerID document checks at renewal.
Read this part before you subscribe. The education price is a first-year rate. Adobe states the membership is valid for one year at the reduced price and then auto-renews at the standard student and teacher rate, which is still discounted against the regular price but materially higher than year one. It renews on its own unless you change it. Budget for the renewal, not the headline.
Two other things worth knowing. The education discount applies to the Creative Cloud Pro all-apps plan, not to Creative Cloud Standard, so the cheaper-looking individual plan isn't the one on offer. And Student and Teacher Edition products can be used commercially on your own computer, which matters if you take on freelance work. They can't be resold, and tax-exempt orders can't be placed through the online Education Store.
Learn More Here: www.adobe.com
Apple Store for Education
Apple's Education Store carries education pricing on Macs, iPads, accessories, displays and AppleCare+. Eligibility covers teachers and faculty at K-12 and higher education, plus administrative and other school staff, so it isn't limited to classroom teachers. Select the K-12 route rather than the university one when you start.
Learn More Here: www.apple.com
Canva
Canva Education is free for K-12 teachers and their students, and Canva states a commitment to keeping it that way. It covers most of Canva's premium features plus classroom-specific ones, including LMS integrations for Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L, and Microsoft Teams. Sign up with an education email address or upload proof of employment, and verification takes a few days. If you already have a personal Canva account, your existing designs carry over when you upgrade it.
Learn More Here: www.canva.com
CyberLink
40% off as a student or teacher, with access to a library of video and photo design templates and effects.
Learn More Here: www.cyberlink.com
Dell
Dell's education pricing runs up to 10% off laptops, desktops, monitors, and accessories, with free expedited delivery and rewards points on top. Verification goes through SheerID, and you'll need a Dell account and Dell Rewards registration before you can verify. Watch the caps: the program limits how many eligible products you can buy per transaction and how often you can order in a year.
Learn More Here: www.dell.com
Best Buy
Best Buy runs a teacher computer discount covering laptops, desktops, Chromebooks, and select tablets. Eligibility extends to K-12 teachers, college faculty and school staff, and you verify at checkout with a school-issued ID, a teaching certificate, or an approved third-party verification service. There are caps on how many discounted machines one educator can buy in a given period, and the product selection shifts with current promotions.
Learn More Here: www.bestbuy.com
Bose
Bose runs pricing available only to US teachers. Call the Bose Sales Solution Team on 1-800-353-4207 for pricing and orders.
Learn More Here: worldwide.bose.com
HP
The HP Education Store discounts laptops, desktops, printers, accessories, and supplies by up to 40%, with free shipping. It's open to US residents who register with an academic email address, and HP verifies eligibility through GoCertify.
Learn More Here: www.hp.com
Journeyed
JourneyEd has shifted from selling education-priced software to individual faculty towards serving school technology buyers. The business now runs on volume licensing for Microsoft, Adobe and Google for Education, hardware and IT network solutions, technology financing, eProcurement and purchasing cooperative contracts. Our old link pointed at an educators page that no longer exists.
If you're buying for yourself, their online store still carries education-priced products. If you're the person who specifies technology for a school or district, the volume licensing and cooperative contract routes are the ones that will save real money, and those go through a quote rather than a checkout.
Learn More Here: store.journeyed.com
Lenovo
Lenovo runs education pricing, though the specifics depend on your institution. Contact a Lenovo representative to find out what applies to you.
Learn More Here: www.lenovo.com
PrintPal
10% off all orders over $100 when ordering for a school.
Learn More Here: www.printpal.com
Microsoft
Students and educators get 10% off select physical products through the Microsoft Education Store, including select Surface devices, PCs and accessories. Sign in with a school email address and eligible pricing applies at checkout. The exclusions are wide: no Xbox hardware or games, no digital games or apps, no Office software and apps, no Windows licenses, no gift cards and no subscriptions. Separately, if your institution takes part, educators and students can get Office 365 Education free with a school email address, though that depends on the school rather than on you.
Learn More Here: www.microsoft.com
Home & Hardware Discounts
The two hardware chains here work differently from everything else on this page. Neither runs a teacher discount. What they operate are tax-exempt purchasing programs for qualifying organizations, which is a different thing and comes with conditions.
Home Depot
Home Depot runs a tax-exempt purchasing program for qualifying organizations, schools among them. As with Lowe's, this removes sales tax on purchases made on the school's behalf rather than discounting anything, and it needs the school's exemption documentation at the point of sale. It doesn't cover personal shopping. Whether and how you're covered depends on your state's tax law and your school's registered exemption, so check with your business office first.
Learn More Here: www.homedepot.com
Lowe's
Lowe's removes sales tax on school purchases rather than discounting them, and the conditions are specific: the items have to be for educational purposes, you present your school's tax-exempt form carrying its tax ID number at the register, and the purchase is paid with school funds rather than your own money. It's in-store only. Personal shopping isn't covered, and what qualifies still depends on your state's tax law and your school's registered exemption status.
Learn More Here: www.lowes.com
Sherwin-Williams
Discounts vary by location, so speak to an associate or store manager about what's available to teachers at your local store.
Learn More Here: www.sherwin-williams.com
Whirlpool
Ask about teacher discounts for NEA members. Whirlpool Corporation also covers Maytag, KitchenAid, and Amana, so the discount reaches further than the brand name suggests.
Learn More Here: www.whirlpool.com
Brooklyn Bedding
Educators get 25% off and free shipping, verified through ID.me.
Learn More Here: brooklynbedding.com
Purple
Teachers and students get 10% off an order.
Learn More Here: purple.com
Saatva
Saatva has run a teacher discount on mattress orders above $1,000. Reported amounts have varied, so check the current figure on their site before ordering.
Learn More Here: www.saatva.com
Layla Sleep
The Essential Workers Discount gives teachers 20% off at laylasleep.com.
Learn More Here: laylasleep.com
Insurance Discounts
Insurance discounts, eligibility, coverage features, and rates vary by state, and in some cases by carrier appointment within a state. Treat everything below as a prompt to get a quote rather than as a description of what you'll be offered.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual has marketed auto coverage aimed at educators, with features that have included deductible waivers for damage occurring on school business or on school property, and coverage for teaching materials carried in your vehicle. Availability and the specific terms vary by state, so confirm what applies where you live.
Learn More Here: www.libertymutual.com
Horace Mann
Teachers and administrators may qualify for an educator discount on auto insurance, subject to state availability and underwriting.
Learn More Here: www.horacemann.com
Farmers Insurance
College professors and school teachers may qualify for discounts on auto and home insurance. Availability and the size of any discount vary by state.
Learn More Here: www.farmers.com
Discounts on Travel, Entertainment & Attractions
Several of the offers in this section accept an International Teacher Identity Card where a school ID alone won't do, which is worth knowing before you book.
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
The Swan and Dolphin run a year-round teacher rate rather than a seasonal promotion, which makes it unusual among the hotel offers here. Book online at the educator rate and bring a valid school ID to present at check-in.
Learn More Here: swandolphin.com
Motel 6
Motel 6 is still listed as an ISIC partner, so an ITIC gets you a discount on room rates. The rate itself sits behind ISIC's cardholder area rather than on Motel 6's own site, so check the current figure on ISIC's Motel 6 listing before you book. Older lists, including ours, have quoted a flat 10% for years, which is worth treating as indicative rather than guaranteed.
Learn More Here: www.motel6.com
Explorica
This one isn't a personal travel discount, and it's worth knowing that before you click. Explorica, now part of WorldStrides, runs group educational tours that teachers lead with their students. The teacher benefits come from running a group rather than from booking a holiday: reward points on every traveler who enrolls, referral rewards for bringing in other teachers, and a free Program Leader Training trip for first-time leaders. If you want a cheap break, this isn't it. If you've ever thought about taking a class abroad, it is.
Learn More Here: www.explorica.com
International Teacher Identity Card (ITIC)
The ITIC is issued by the ISIC Association, endorsed by UNESCO, and it's the only internationally recognized proof of full-time teacher status. That's what separates it from a district badge, which stops meaning anything the moment you leave the country. It carries discounts across shopping, travel, food and culture in more than 130 countries, and several of the US offers on this page accept it where a school ID won't do.
The eligibility rule is stricter than most lists admit. You need to work at least 18 hours a week at an accredited educational institution for a minimum of one academic year. Part-time and freelance teachers don't currently qualify. There's no age limit. You'll need a passport-sized photo and proof of employment, which can be a contract, a recent payslip, or a letter from your institution.
In the United States, the card costs $20 and runs for 12 months from purchase. Before you pay for one, check with your school and your union: many institutions and teacher unions issue co-branded ITIC cards, sometimes free or at a reduced rate. The card lives in the ISIC app, so it works offline once it's on your phone.
Learn More Here: www.isic.org
StudentUniverse
Teachers and faculty can book group airfares for destinations worldwide with parties of ten or more.
Learn More Here: www.studentuniverse.com
StaySky Hotels & Resorts
Savings of up to 25% off standard nightly rates at staySky's Orlando properties, open to K-12 teachers and to educators employed by a college or university. Present a valid teacher ID or a recent paystub at check-in. The current properties are staySky Suites I-Drive Orlando, Hawthorn Suites Lake Buena Vista, Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa, and Enclave Suites. Older lists, ours, described this as a flat 25% that would never expire and pointed to property pages that now return errors, so book from staySky's own educator page instead.
Learn More Here: www.staysky.com
Vacations To Go
Vacations To Go tracks cruise line offers aimed at teachers, active or retired. You'll need proof of certification, a union card, or a letter from your principal on school letterhead.
Learn More Here: www.vacationstogo.com
Teachers Travel Web
A members-only network where educators host each other bed-and-breakfast style, swap homes outright, or house-sit. There's no accommodation cost and no booking fee, just an annual membership currently promoted at $20 against a standard rate of $60. Your partner is covered by your membership, and it's open to former and retired teachers as well as serving ones, along with trainers, counselors and other school staff.
Learn More Here: www.teacherstravelweb.com
Marriott
Many Marriott family hotels discount federal, state, county, and local government employees, and teachers may qualify depending on district and local government arrangements. Call the property directly to check.
Learn More Here: www.marriott.com
Kennedy Space Center
The Educator Study Pass gives K-12 teachers in the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands complimentary access to the visitor complex. Not discounted; free.
The paperwork rule is strict and worth reading twice. Bring a printed copy of one of the following to Will Call at the entrance: an active teaching certificate, a photo badge showing the title Teacher or Educator for grades K-12, or a letter on school letterhead, dated and signed by your principal, naming you as an educator at the school. Kennedy Space Center states that a printed copy is required and that no exceptions are made, so a photo on your phone won't do. Once you have the pass, you'll show photo ID matching the name on it at the turnstiles.
Homeschool parents aren't eligible for this pass, though a separate discounted rate is available through the reservations department at 1.855.433.4210.
Learn More Here: www.kennedyspacecenter.com
Cars, Car Rental & Repair Discounts
Most car rental savings for teachers come through union membership rather than a school ID, and they run through one place: NEA members book Hertz, National, Enterprise, Alamo, and others through the NEA Travel portal rather than dealing with each brand separately. If you're an NEA member, start there and ignore the individual brand pages.
Your state association is worth checking too, because several negotiate separately and sometimes beat the national rate. The California Teachers Association has run reduced flat rates with Enterprise, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association and New York State United Teachers both cover long lists of rental companies. Those deals don't appear on any national discount list, including this one.
Sixt Rent A Car
A 5% discount for teachers, students and school employees on rentals within the USA, confirmed current. Show a valid school ID at the rental counter. It's a smaller saving than the union routes, but it's one of the few here that works on a school ID alone with no membership required.
Learn More Here: www.sixt.com
Alamo Rent A Car
NEA members get a member rate at Alamo, and at most locations, no daily mileage limit and no charge for a second driver. Book through NEA Travel rather than direct. Your state association may hold its own NEA member discount ID for Alamo, so check your union's benefits page before booking.
Learn More Here: www.alamo.com
Enterprise Rent A Car
NEA members get a member rate at participating Enterprise locations, again through NEA Travel. Enterprise is the neighborhood-branch operator rather than an airport one, which usually means free pickup and easier collection if you aren't flying.
Learn More Here: www.neamb.com
Hertz
Hertz discounts for educators generally come through a union rather than direct, with rates of up to 25% off base rates reported through NEA Travel and through several state associations. The figure varies by route and by booking, so compare what your union portal quotes against the public rate rather than assuming the headline number.
Learn More Here: www.hertz.com
Firestone
This entry has circulated on teacher discount lists for years on the basis that an ITIC unlocks savings on Firestone maintenance and repair. Firestone doesn't publish an educator program, and Firestone doesn't currently appear among ISIC's listed US partners, so treat it as worth asking about at your local store rather than as a discount you can count on.
Learn More Here: www.firestone.com
GM
GM Educator Appreciation sits inside GM's wider Vehicle Purchase Programs and covers special pricing on new Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models for eligible participants. The site gates the details behind a sign-in, so check your eligibility and the current offer there rather than relying on a figure from a list.
Learn More Here: www.gmeducatorappreciation.com
Other Discounts
A mix of meal kits, health services, and wellbeing tools, most of them verified through ID.me.
NEA Member Benefits
Several entries on this page route through NEA membership rather than a school ID, so it's worth knowing what the portal actually holds. Shop & Dine covers cash back at hundreds of retailers plus restaurants and gift cards. There's a discount tickets program for concerts, theme parks and shows, an auto buying program with member pricing on new and used cars, and a wireless program with unlimited talk and text plans starting around $20 a month. NEA Travel handles hotels, car rentals, flights and cruises in one place.
The magazine program that older lists still advertise at up to 85% off cover prices has closed. NEA's own site now carries a notice to that effect and says guidance on existing subscriptions will follow, so if you had a subscription through it, check there rather than with the publisher.
Learn More Here: www.neamb.com
Blue Apron
$110 off for teachers with free shipping on a first order, verified through ID.me.
Learn More Here: cook.blueapron.com
Home Chef
50% off a first box and 10% off each recurring box.
Learn More Here: www.homechef.com
23andMe
Savings of $20 to $100 on services through the education program.
Learn More Here: education.23andme.com
Headspace
Headspace gives free access to K-12 educators and school staff across the United States. Older lists, ours included, also named the UK, Canada, and Australia, but the program as published now is US-only. You select your school's state to sign up, and you need to be 18 or over.
Learn More Here: www.headspace.com
Colorescience
A 15% discount on every order.
Learn More Here: www.colorescience.com
Brands With No Standing Educator Discount
These five get searched more than almost anything else on this page, and most lists still present them as live educator offers. None of them publishes one. Here's what each actually does now, so you can stop looking.
Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree publishes no educator discount. Every list quoting 10% off with a school ID, this page included until now, traces back to the same unsourced claim that it exists at participating stores if you ask a manager. We could find no Dollar Tree page, press release or verification partner supporting it.
That doesn't mean an individual store has never done it. It means there's nothing to hold them to, so don't build a shopping trip around it. Dollar Tree's online learning and school supplies section is still worth a look on price alone.
Barnes & Noble
Nearly every teacher discount list still quotes a B&N Educators Program at 20% off, rising to 25% during Educator Appreciation Days. That isn't on the B&N educators page anymore. What the page sets out now is built for schools rather than individuals: a purchasing portal for institutional accounts, in-store Bookfairs run as a school fundraiser, bulk sales at negotiated rates through their business development team, and a curated educator store.
If you're buying for the school, those routes are real and worth using. If you want a discount on a book for yourself, it's worth asking in-store, but it isn't documented online anymore, and nobody should plan a trip around it.
Learn More Here: www.barnesandnoble.com
Staples
Staples Classroom Rewards is gone. The old program address now redirects to Staples Easy Rewards, which is the general customer loyalty scheme rather than anything educator-specific, so there's no longer a teacher rate to ask for.
Easy Rewards is still worth joining if you buy classroom supplies with your own money. It earns a point per dollar, doubles points on three bonus categories you choose yourself with office and school supplies among the options, and redeems from 200 points, with 5,000 points worth $25 off. It's open to everyone, not to teachers in particular.
Old Navy
Old Navy has no year-round teacher discount and publishes no official educator page. ID.me, which handles verification for a large share of the brands on this page, lists no Old Navy educator program at all.
What Old Navy does run are occasional in-store Teacher Appreciation events, usually around Teacher Appreciation Week in May and again during the back-to-school stretch in late summer. At participating stores, showing a school ID gets you a percentage off for the duration of the event. Both the percentage and the dates change year to year and store to store, and there's no national page to check, so asking your local store is the only reliable method.
Starbucks
Starbucks has no formal teacher discount program and hasn't had one. Older lists describing teachers getting a discount by asking at the counter are anecdotal, and store staff has no standing authority to apply one.
What has happened, in some years and at participating locations, is a Teacher Appreciation Week promotion, generally a free brewed coffee on production of a school ID rather than a discount on a purchase. It's location-dependent, and it isn't announced far in advance. Treat it as a possible perk during that one week in May, not as a discount you can plan around.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a certified teacher to get these discounts?
Usually not. Most programs verify that you're employed by a school rather than that you hold a license, which means paraprofessionals, administrators, and support staff often qualify too. A few offers are wider still and cover retired educators. Read each program's eligibility page, because the definition of "educator" varies from brand to brand.
What is ID.me and do I have to use it?
ID.me is a third-party service that verifies your identity and employment, and SheerID does a similar job for brands that don't use ID.me. A number of the online offers here route through one or the other. Verifying with either doesn't guarantee a discount everywhere, because each retailer sets its own eligibility rules and some run verification in-house instead. For in-store offers, a school ID is usually what's asked for.
Is the International Teacher Identity Card worth buying?
It costs $20 in the US and runs for 12 months, so the question is whether you'd use it. A school ID generally covers you for domestic in-store discounts. The ITIC earns its keep when you travel, because it's recognized in over 130 countries where a district badge means nothing, and several of the travel and car-repair offers on this page accept it specifically. Two things to check before paying: you need to teach at least 18 hours a week at an accredited institution for a minimum of one academic year, and your school or union may already issue co-branded ITIC cards free or at a discount.
Can I use a teacher discount for personal purchases?
For most retail offers, yes. Clothing, technology, and subscription discounts generally apply to personal spending. The exceptions are the tax-exempt programs at Home Depot and Lowe's and bulk programs like First Book, which cover purchases made on behalf of the school rather than for yourself. Using an organization's tax exemption for a personal purchase isn't permitted.
Do student teachers qualify?
Sometimes. Pre-service teachers and education majors qualify for a number of these programs, and Texas Instruments has run one aimed specifically at pre-service teachers. Where a program requires proof of employment rather than enrollment, a student ID usually won't work, though student pricing may be available instead.
- Verification usually comes first - many educator offers ask for a school ID, a paystub, a school email address, a union membership, an ITIC, or an online check through ID.me or SheerID.
- Verification isn't portable - clearing ID.me or SheerID helps, but each retailer sets its own eligibility rules, and some verify in-house instead.
- Carry your school ID - most in-store offers ask for it at the register, and staff generally can't apply a discount without one.
- Terms change without notice - percentages, eligibility, and even whole programs get withdrawn, so check the retailer's own educator page before you shop.
- Tax exemption isn't a teacher discount - the Home Depot and Lowe's programs cover purchases made for a qualifying school, not personal shopping, and depend on state tax law.
Discounts help at the margins, but the bigger lever on a teacher's income is usually the salary schedule. In many districts, earning a master's degree can qualify you for a higher salary lane, though the size of the increase and whether one applies at all are set by district and contract. If that's worth exploring, the sponsored programs on this page are a place to start comparing.