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We hear it all the time: “This product is great! But wait… how is it free?”
We’ve had many teachers ask “What’s the catch? Surely this is a limited trial?”
I’m here to set the story straight. CommonLit is, and will always be, 100% free for teachers and students. Period. This is core to our nonprofit mission.
Before I jump into how we keep this resource free, it’s important to first understand why.
Any educator who works in a low-income school knows how difficult it can be to teach students with old, missing, or outdated resources. I know this struggle all too well because I experienced it firsthand.
I was shocked when I walked into my first classroom in the Mississippi Delta. There were practically no books, the room was in disrepair, and I did not have enough chairs for all of my students.