WTVD

Teachers continue to spend own money on supplies as state funding half of what it once was

In the weeks leading up to the first school bell, the 'Tools4Schools' store is filled with teachers. Excited chatter fills the free classroom supply store as Wake County educators stock up on needed ...
Yahoo

Thousands Are Debating Whether Parents Should Be Responsible For Buying Supplies For Their Kid’s Whole Classroom After A Student's Grade Was Penalized

The education system in the US is increasingly becoming more dire with low teacher pay and underfunded schools. Some teachers are now so desperate for classroom necessities, they are pressuring ...
Morningstar

Teachers spending big on classroom supplies can look forward to broader tax breaks - but there's a catch

The IRS already offers a educator expense deduction. Here's what's ahead. It's back-to-school time. What educators should know when it's back to taxes later. Teacher Heather Fulmer's back-to-school ...
Education Week

5 Tips for Teachers to Save on Classroom Supplies This Year

That’s a mindset shared by Robin Palomares, an elementary English-for-speakers-of-other-languages teacher at the Commodore John Rodgers School in Baltimore, and one that she says resonates with many ...
Yahoo

A parent said her son received a 'zero' grade from his teacher for not bringing in school supplies, igniting a debate about who should pay

A mom went viral saying a teacher gave her son a "zero" after he didn't bring certain supplies. Many viewers were confused and said a grade point shouldn't be attached to paying for supplies. The ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Teacher panhandles for her classroom's school supplies

TULSA, Oklahoma -- An elementary school teacher in Oklahoma said in spite of earning a master's degree and teaching since 1996, she just can't afford the supplies she needs for her classroom. Armed ...

Arvest Bank supports Northeast Arkansas teachers with classroom supply grants

Arvest Bank demonstrates its commitment to education by gifting six dedicated teachers in Northeast Arkansas with $500 each ...
Afro

Why This Teacher Spent $4,200 on Classroom Supplies

When she graduated from college, Kayla Gamble had a typical request: Money. But Gamble, who had just earned her teaching degree, wasn’t putting the money toward a well-deserved trip or new apartment ...
The Miami Times

Florida teachers are spending nearly $1,000 of their own money on school supplies

Two months into the school year, Tye Haynes has already spent over $600 of his personal money on school supplies for his ...
Argus Leader

The cost of school supplies has grown. Teachers still pay for much out-of-pocket.

The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation awarded 70 first-time Sioux Falls School District teachers with $200 grants for classroom supplies during new teacher orientation Monday morning.
WAPT

State auditor finds many teachers getting supplies with own money at start of school year

Mississippi's Education Enhancement Fund procurement card program for public K-12 classrooms provides teachers with money for classroom supplies.According to the Mississippi Department of Education, ...