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- ↑ Sullivan, Emily Tate (2022-11-29). "Where are all the millionaire teachers?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
A few years later, in 2012, TPT revealed that a teacher on the platform had earned more than $1 million in profits. News coverage of that savvy seller went wild. Then, the company announced, another educator had reached the milestone. As of 2015, there were 12 "millionaires" thanks to Teachers Pay Teachers. Today, more than 300 teachers can claim that status, having earned at least $1 million in profits from their online stores, according to the company. Some of those teachers have earned tens or even twenties of millions of dollars from their sales.
- ↑ "IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers, the World's Largest Platform for Educator-Created Content". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ↑ "Easel by TpT | Interactive, device-ready, digital tools to engage students". www.easelbytpt.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
