A Teacher Imagines What He’d Do With 10x the Classroom Budget
By
Andrew Boryga
edutopia.org
3min
Teachers are often forced to pay upwards of $700 of their own money for basic school supplies each year. What if school districts provided them–directly–with the funds they need?
Thomas Courtney, a veteran fifth-grade Title I teacher in San Diego, gets $350 from his district to purchase school supplies each year. But like too many educators across the country, he often spends his own money to buy what his students need to be successful.
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