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Meet Peg: Putting Students Front and Center
October 27, 2025
Peg Nelson believes the classroom is more than a place to learn — it’s a place to grow, be seen, and to spark curiosity that lasts a lifetime. Teaching third through fifth grade at Valley View Elementary’s LEAP cluster, she…
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Meet Cami Dahlstrom: How One Teacher Turns Limited Resources into Limitless Learning
October 27, 2025
There’s a unique kind of curiosity that comes when you step into a high school biology classroom for the first time–the thrill of exploration, exciting new instruments to experiment with, and the unmistakable energy of young minds on the verge…
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Meet Cassie: Empowering Classrooms Through Care
October 22, 2025
At the start of the school year, there’s always excitement in the classroom. Fresh notebooks. sharpened pencils, bright markers—everything seems ready for a year of learning and discovery. But behind that energy is a quiet reality that teachers see every…
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Meet Autumn Giese: A Teacher Filling the Gaps So Her Students Can Thrive
October 20, 2025
If you walk into Autumn Giese’s fifth grade classroom, you’ll be transported back into the feeling of being in school yourself–the sounds and sights of learning in…
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Teacher supply donation brings big support to Marked Tree Elementary
October 15, 2025
Teachers and students at Marked Tree Elementary School in Arkansas got a timely boost this week, thanks to a generous donation from the Kids in Need Foundation (KINF). The nonprofit delivered 19 teacher supply boxes, each containing 24 sets of classroom…
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September Newsletter
October 1, 2025
Some weeks feel like a new chapter being written in real time–and for Kids In Need Foundation, August 11th-15th was one of those weeks.
During our Grand Opening celebration, we gathered not only to welcome 1,000 teachers into our new Teacher…
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Meet Eliza – A Heartfelt Moment from Valley View Elementary School
October 1, 2025
At Valley View Elementary, Eliza Fultz begins each school year with an open heart and a room full of young learners, each bringing their own spark—and their own story. She’s been teaching first grade for six years now, two of…
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Vikings, Pepsi & Kids in Need Foundation Create Unforgettable Memories for Teachers
September 16, 2025
Kids In Need Foundation helps create equitable learning spaces through the distribution of supplies and resources, investing in teachers and students in underserved schools. With the belief that every child in America…