One of the greatest privileges of running SchoolPHONES® has always been the opportunity to meet educators face-to-face. These conferences have never just been trade shows to us. They have been classrooms of their own where we listen, learn, and better understand what teachers and technology coordinators truly need.

That ongoing dialogue has shaped every generation of our headphones. In fact, the entire SchoolPHONES® concept began when teachers identified the practical design requirements that classroom headsets needed to survive real student environments.

Unfortunately, this year we’ve had to make a difficult decision.

Rather than increase prices on educators whose budgets are already stretched thin, we made the decision to reduce our conference travel schedule. The cost of exhibiting at multiple national conferences adds up quickly, and by staying home we can redirect more than $40,000 each year toward offsetting these tariffs.

That helps us keep delivering the same durable, teacher-designed products without forcing schools to pay more.

There is a downside to this decision.

Conferences have always been our best opportunity to meet new educators and introduce them to SchoolPHONES®. Our website was originally built simply to make ordering easier, but over time it has become something more important: a place where teachers share their experiences and recommend our products to colleagues.

In other words, you have always been our most effective marketing team.

Now we need that support more than ever.