The National Teachers Hall of Fame

Every day, educators across the country walk into schools ready to teach, inspire, and protect our children. Most return home. Some do not.

At the National Memorial to Fallen Educators in Emporia, Kansas, we honor those educators and school staff who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their students. From the six brave women at Sandy Hook Elementary to countless others lost to violence, accidents, and tragedy, their stories must never be forgotten.

But now, we need your help.

The Memorial - three striking black granite books etched with the names of 189 fallen educators - has reached capacity. Eleven more families are waiting for their loved one’s name to be engraved in stone. Eleven more stories deserve to be told. We’re hoping to raise $30,000 to install a new granite tablet so that these educators can be permanently remembered alongside their peers.

The Memorial tells the story of those who gave everything in service to education, and it is sacred ground for families, colleagues, students, and communities. It stands on a hill at Emporia State University, quietly overlooking the Flint Hills, offering a place of reflection, reverence, and remembrance.

Please donate today to help us preserve the memory of these heroes. No gift is too small. Every dollar brings us closer to ensuring their legacy lives on. They protected our children. Now we must protect their memory.

The Memorial is managed by the National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1989, is the overseeing organization for the Memorial. The NTHF is committed to honoring our nation’s most important profession - teaching. Our mission is to recognize and honor exceptional career teachers, encourage excellence in teaching, and preserve the rich heritage of the teaching profession in the United States. Check out our recent segment on CBS:

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