Help Nugget support underfunded Title I schools

Here’s a back-to-school pop quiz for you: What do old school Nugget colors have in common with new school supplies?

We’re getting ready for the upcoming school year with a fun initiative to raise money for a handful of Title I schools in our backyard: In honor of the 1965 founding of Title I, we’re donating $19.65 from every purchase of a retired Cover Set through 11:59pm ET on July 31, 2025. 

You get a cool retro Nugget color for $99, and a kid at an underfunded school gets the supplies they need to thrive. Talk about a win-win! 

Read on to learn why Nugget is so passionate about funding for these schools, or shop our selection of retired Nugget colors here!

What are Title I schools?

Right now, tens of millions of kids across the U.S. are getting ready to set foot in a brand new classroom.

Unfortunately, not all classrooms or schools will start the year on equal footing. In countless neighborhoods with high poverty rates, millions of kids will head to school with a hungry stomach, a lack of supplies, or behind grade level in their studies. 

Many teachers will try to fill the gaps by reaching into their own pockets to pay for classroom necessities, but it won’t be enough. These issues will compound, as they have for decades — but it truly doesn’t need to be this way. 

In 1965, the federal government stepped in and tried to do something about these systemic inequities. Congress established Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to provide federal funding to local school districts with high concentrations of low-income families. 

This funding helps supplement the huge gap in funding for schools in high-poverty neighborhoods. And it helps a lot more kids than you might realize: According to the nonprofit advocacy organization All4Ed, Title I supports the education of one in every three kids in America — giving 26 million kids more equitable access to an education (and the freedom to grow their imaginations!). 

Nearly all school districts in the country — 95% — are eligible for some level of Title I funding. Nearly two-thirds of public schools receive funding from Title I, according to All4Ed. 

But Title I can’t fund every need, especially when so many kids are impacted. Now, more than ever, these schools still need additional funding. And yet the future of Title I is not clear, given the changes imposed on the Department of Education earlier this year.

Title I’s impact on students of color

Title I schools are incredibly important in our society for addressing racial inequities in our school systems. That’s because districts with higher concentrations of low-income families also typically have higher concentrations of students of color, which means Title I funds have an especially huge impact on kids who are Black, Latinx, and American Indian or Alaska Native. All4Ed reports three in four kids from those racial backgrounds attend Title I schools. 

Why this matters to us at Nugget

At Nugget, we are passionate about using our products, our platform, and part of our profits to support play, potential, equity, and safety for kids of color. Kids with a strong educational foundation — and the space to pursue play — develop big, healthy imaginations. And kids with big imaginations grow up to have the creativity and energy to be active, engaged community members.

We’re equally passionate about serving and supporting communities whose future has been hampered by a system designed to serve others: those with a different zip code, skin color, or heritage. Nugget is committed to pursuing racial equity and justice in every way we can — especially in our own backyard.

So we’re kicking off the school year with a chance for you to join us in raising much-needed funds for Title I schools in North Carolina and Georgia, where our headquarters and team members are located.

How you can help Title I schools

Help bring resources to students who need them most by checking out our limited-time availability of retired Cover Sets. We’re offering $99 Cover Sets in amazing retro colors including Bearhug, Brightside, Cactus, Lilypad, Sandcastle, Saturn, Starfish, and Taxicab. For every purchase of a classic color, we’ll donate $19.65 to the schools mentioned above. 

And let’s not stop here! Nugget has worked to support public education and underresourced communities since our founding. Let’s all keep advocating at every level for long-term change — especially more funding for underserved areas. We vow to not lose sight of the goal: a caring and just society, where all children (and grownups) can experience the comfort and freedom to grow their imaginations. 

Until that happens, Nugget will keep supporting teachers and students in our community — and we’ll never stop supporting brighter futures for kids.