Education World – Nicole Gorman
“An annual study that asked K-12 teachers about their spending habits revealed that the average amount teachers spend on supplies (using their own money) is $500. The study is the work of teacher verification provider SheerID and Agile Education Marketing and concluded that a majority of teachers spend more money on supplies than their own districts do. “The teachers we surveyed were experiencing the aftershocks of budget cuts as more of the money spent on their classrooms came from their own pockets instead of their schools or districts,” the study said.”(more)