Stores that give teachers a discount ask you to prove you’re a teacher first. Many send you through ID.me or SheerID, and some ask for a school email address. How much you save, who counts as a teacher at that store and the steps to claim it are on the store’s own page here.
Pick what you’re about to buy below, and the guide will show you which stores take money off, who qualifies and how to claim it.
Teacher Discount Guides, by What You Buy
- 11 travel discounts for hotels, rental cars, trains and tours, plus the travel programs that come with AFT and NEA membership.
- 18 clothing and shoe brands that give teachers a real discount.
- 12 places for furniture, appliances and home goods including three warehouse clubs that want you to be a new member.
- 5 restaurants that take money off any day of the year, not only during one week in spring.
- 5 health, dental and vision benefits that all come through NEA or AFT membership.
- 4 free ways into national and state parks and why the America the Beautiful annual pass isn’t one of them.
- 5 national home loan programs open to teachers anywhere in the country.
- Home buying programs in all 50 states including the 11 states that run one built for teachers.
- 12 insurance benefits including the liability protection NEA members already have through their dues.
- 11 tuition discounts most of them tied to the state or district where you teach.
- 11 back-to-school discounts that are worth using, and two popular ones that no longer exist.
- 5 financial benefits from the NEA and AFT benefit suites and one tax-prep discount.
- 10 teacher discounts you might not know about the ones that don’t show up on the first page of search results.
- 10 tech companies with a teacher discount and two of them are free.
Q&A
Q: Who counts as a teacher?
A: It depends on the store. ID.me, which many of them use, covers classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, librarians and school counselors. It doesn’t cover retired teachers or uncertified homeschool teachers.
Q: Do substitutes and college professors get these discounts?
A: At ID.me they do. Its list includes certified substitute teachers, college professors, adjunct faculty and trade school instructors. Other stores set their own rules, and each store’s page says who qualifies there.
Q: How do I prove I’m a teacher?
A: Many stores send you through ID.me or SheerID, and some ask for a school email address instead. Costco asks for a school-issued email address.
Q: Do I have to be an NEA or AFT member?
A: Only for some. All five benefits in the health, dental and vision guide come through NEA or AFT membership, and the travel guide includes a program from each union.
More Information:
Each guide links to a page for every store it covers, with the steps and the terms for that store. Programs change, so the store’s own page is the last word on its terms. Read it before you buy.