Numerous companies offer discounts for educators … including homeschool teachers in Colorado! You’ll just need a teacher id (provided for CHEC Independent School members or available for sale at hslda.org). A copy of your Notice of Intent may also be accepted.
(Note: Keep in mind that discounts are subject to each individual store’s discretion and are subject to change.)
- Academic Superstore: Homeschool students and teachers are eligible to purchase at Academic Superstore, which provides software at educational discounts. Learn more here.
- Aerosoles: Bring your teacher ID shopping at Aerosoles to save 15% on footwear priced $39.99 or higher. If you can’t visit a store location, you can also receive the discount by placing your order over the phone.
- Apple Store: The House of Jobs is surprisingly generous to teachers of all grade levels, offering varying discounts up to $200 on computers and accessories through the Apple Education Store. This offer also includes librarians, homeschoolers, university profs and even elected officers to PTA boards.
- AVIS Car Rental: Teachers can save up to 25% off base rates at Avis. Click here or call 800-331-1212 and use discount code AWD#: D134100.
- Banana Republic: Bring your valid teacher ID to a Banana Republic store and receive 15% off full-price purchases.
- Beyond the Blackboard: Local teacher supply store in Arvada. Offers 10% teacher discounts on Tuesdays. Visit their website here.
- Bose: The Bose offer is primo, particularly for those in need of sonic stimulation. Save up to 15% on most music systems and accessories. Call their Sales Solution Team at 1-800-353-4207 and ask for the “Educator’s Program” for pricing and to place an order.
- Budget Car Rental: Teachers can save up to 25% off base rates at Budget. Click here or call 800-455-2848 and use discount code BCD#: Z408900.
- CJ Banks/Christopher and Banks: Get the looks you love for less with 10-percent off purchases from both retailers. This offer is only valid in-store, and excludes discounts on other special sale events. Just show the cashier your school ID at checkout.
- Colonial Williamsburg: Take a trip back in time and discover Colonial Williamsburg with the discounted rates on general admission tickets. This offer can only be redeemed at a walk-up ticket window.
- Colorado Symphony Orchestra: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra offers a discount for attendees with a valid student or teacher ID. All attendees must have one of these IDs in order to get the discounted price.
- Denver Art Museum: Teachers save $10 on an individual membership good for free admission for one year. The teacher discount is only available when a valid teacher ID is shown at the museum welcome desk and cannot be ordered online or over the phone.
- Discount School Supply: Discount School Supply doesn’t run a rewards program, but certain purchases are eligible for a teacher discount if you call ahead or ask before finishing your order.
- Easy Spirit: Teachers receive 15% off any in-store, full-priced purchases with a valid school ID.
- Eddie Bauer: Provide verification of your status as a teacher and Eddie Bauer stores will give you 10% off your purchase.
- Farmers Insurance: Farmers extends additional discounts to teachers, but these special rates vary based on state and prior driving record. For more details, contact a local agent. Farmers also offers free resources for the classroom, including lesson plans and educational documentaries.
- FedEx Office: Thanks to the FedEx Office Academic Edge program you’ll receive 15-percent off nearly all products, including brochures, posters, and photos. This discount is available both online and in-store.
- Half Price Books: Half Price Books offers a 10% discount to educators. Homeschoolers are required to bring verification of belonging to a state homeschool organization (such as the CHEC IS membership card). Learn more here.
- Hertz Car Rental: Teachers can save up to 25% off base rates at Hertz. Click here or call 800-654-2210 and use discount code CDP#: 1742729.
- Homeschool Complete: Homeschool Complete offers parents and teachers 10% off their entire order of at least $150. Use coupon code CHECSAVE at check out. Learn more here.
- Hotels.com: Teachers can save 8% off select hotels at Hotels.com. Learn more here.
- Inkjet Willy: Inkjet Willy is a popular comparison site that helps you track down the lowest prices on ink and toner, and educators can save an extra 10 percent on orders of compatible or remanufactured cartridges from select resellers using the coupon code WILLY10.
- Izzit.org: Izzit.org is happy to offer teachers one free educational video per year, no strings attached. The company specializes in videos for older students, but teachers and homeschoolers of grades K-12 can apply.
- J. Crew: The next time you’re shopping at J. Crew, whip out that school ID to save 15% on your purchase. This discount is also available at the Factory Stores.
- Jo-Ann Fabrics: Jo-Ann’s offers 15% to teachers, including “an authorized home school teacher with current documentation or proof of membership in an official home school organization.” Learn more here.
- John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Present a valid school ID at the box office to snag a discounted day pass ($10) at the estate-turned-gallery in Sarasota, Fla. The museum, named for John Ringling of Ringling Bros. circus fame, is located at 5401 Bay Shore Road.
- JourneyEd: This is yet another site where educators can find huge savings on popular software. After placing your order, confirm your status as a teacher to apply the discount.
- Lakeshore Learning Store: Lakeshore offers a 15% discount on in-store purchases if you sign up for their teacher’s club. Learn more here.
- Liberty Mutual: Liberty Mutual extends extra benefits such as a $0 deductible for damage that occurs on school property or during school-related events. Because it’s insurance, rates are dependent on your state and driving record.
- LOFT: Fashion forward educators are rewarded for their posh style through the Loft Loves Teachers program. Register to get 15-percent off all full-price, in-store purchases, plus perks like teacher appreciation nights and exclusive sweepstakes.
- Office Depot/Office Max: Offers a teacher rewards program including 2% back on purchases, plus special offers on teacher reward days. Learn more here.
- Madewell: Teachers who show a valid ID at checkout can get a 15% discount off their purchase. The offer is not available for online orders.
- MagMall: Teachers will receive special pricing on magazine subscriptions ordered through MagMall. Before placing your order, call or email their customer service with the name of your school and your position to see what kind of discounts are available.
- Make Great Light: Make Great Light sells light filters that totally transform lighting in the classroom. They eliminate the harsh glare and allows kids to focus. Their classroom light filters also create full spectrum light, which has been shown to help increase reading and math test scores and help regulate hormones. Make Great Light offers a standard 10% discount to teachers and will bump it up to 15% if you write a review on social media.
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Missouri: Teachers enjoy a free visit at the birthplace of Missouri’s wittiest state treasure when visiting with a school group. Bus drivers even get a free pass, but students and chaperones must pay a $5 or $8 admission fee, respectively.
- Marriott Hotels: Marriott grants teachers a discount at a slew of hotels across the nation. Whether you book online or in-person, show your school ID at check-in to receive the special rate. Rules on this discount are a bit vague — they mention government employees, which would imply only public school employees — but most hotel employees don’t bite. Feel free to ask.
- Naked Binder: Don’t let the name deter you; Naked Binder manufacturers 100% recyclable binders, pocket folders, tab dividers, and labels. In addition to providing non-toxic and environmentally friendly school supplies, they also offer a discount to teachers. To receive the discount code, educators should call at 1-877-446-2533 and provide the name of their school.
- National Geographic: Teachers can receive numerous benefits from the famous publication including half-price copies of past issues and a $12/year subscription rate.
- National Park Service: Show a valid school ID at a slew of National Park Service visitor centers across the nation and receive 15-percent off many purchases. The discount doesn’t apply to park entry fees, camping fees, or Smokey the Bear petting zoo fees.
- New York and Co: New York and Co. goes above and beyond to offer their Big Apple for the Teacher program. Sign-up online to get 15-percent off in-store purchases and special offers emailed to you throughout the year.
- PBS: Educators who sign up for the PBS LearningMedia program will receive free access to tens of thousands of videos, games, lesson plans and other educational materials for the classroom.
- Pencils.com: Pencil.com offers a 10% discounts to all teachers. Learn more here.
- Pure TalkUSA: The discount cell phone plan provider offers teachers 20% off their first month of service with the promo code TEACH20.
- Staples: Register for the Staples Teacher Rewards Program to garner five-percent back in rewards points and free shipping from Staples.com. The program covers a slew of products, from ink and paper to teaching and art supplies.
- Talbots: Update your wardrobe before the next school year starts with the 15% off discount from Talbots. It can be used for any full-price, in-store purchases with a valid ID.
- Teacher Discount Guide: A list of 116 companies that offer special discounts to teachers. Read here.
- The Container Store: The Container Store helps teachers stay organized all year long with their Organized Teacher Program. Register online and you will receive exclusive discounts throughout the entire year. A school ID will be required to receive discounts with in-store purchases.
- The New York Times: Keep your students up-to-date on current events with The New York Times’ special rate for educators. The first four weeks will cost you just $0.99, and every week after will be discounted by 50 percent.
- The Wall Street Journal: The special educator’s rate from The Wall Street Journal is mostly targeted to college professors and those with older students. Still, it’s hard to beat the savings of the discounted subscriptions.
- Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel: Teachers are eligible for a variety of discounted rates at the Swan and Dolphin hotels, located securely in the center of Walt Disney World in Orlando. Currently, teachers and all support staff can secure special hotel rates. Availability also varies based on season and demand. Mention you’re an educator when booking.
Know of other teacher discounts? Please share with us by emailing ashley@chec.org.