On average, teachers spend $687 of their pocket money on classroom supplies, and the number rises to $714 for teachers of color, according to the DonorsChoose survey. And, the survey found ...

To help teachers from lower-income communities and high-need schools, the nonprofit launched its spotlight funds initiative, a grant program that K-12 educators can apply to for funds in five ...

Rachel Fielhauer, a fifth-grade teacher in Ohio, says she spends as much as $1,000 a year on her students. Sometimes parents help defray the cost by donating supplies, she says, but it's often not ...

What Is a Teacher Grant? A 2024 study from grant organization DonorsChoose found that U.S. teachers spend an average of $610 out of pocket every year on school supplies. DonorsChoose reports that ...

For many teachers across Central Illinois, summer doesn’t just mean a break from the classroom — it means bracing for the costs of filling it back ...

The recent EPI findings align with a federal Department of Education survey released last year that showed 94% of public school teachers said they paid for school supplies out of their own pockets.

The author writes that the items on teachers’ back-to-school wish lists include basic supplies (markers, construction paper, glue, etc), classroom furniture (cubby holes, stools, cushions for ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- As she scanned across her tidy portable classroom, Kelsey Morace is eager for school to begin. Though a few weeks ago, this first year teacher wasn't sure her students would get ...

Teachers get money from the state to spend on their classrooms — but some pandemic must-haves are off limits. State Funds For Classroom Supplies Won't Cover What Many Teachers Want Most: COVID ...

It found Georgia teachers spend slightly less, $428. Teachers in California have the highest annual average, $664 a year. Only 4.9% of teachers don’t spend any of their own money on school supplies.