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Teachers are saving money on more than basic school supplies by thrifting. Thrifting expert Dina Younis explains what you ...
Sydney Taylor, a fifth-grade teacher who goes by @sydneytaylor99 on TikTok, recently shared her haul of "teachery things" from budget online shopping site Temu.
Jessica Minogue, a dedicated kindergarten teacher known as @owlsomekinders on TikTok, recently showcased her first-ever classroom supplies haul of how amazingly cheap and good the products are ...
Teachers turn to thrift stores for cost-effective classroom supplies, décor and books, saving money while stocking up.
While many parents are filling their carts with everything their child needs, some can’t afford it. That means many teachers spend their own money.
Teacher Heather Fulmer’s back-to-school planning includes shopping — a lot of it.
For third grade teacher Jennifer DeJesus, spending her own money to help stock her classroom every fall has become intrinsic to her job as a teacher. "There's always going to be money spent out of my ...
New York City public school teachers are begging for donations for basic classroom supplies – even as the city Department of Education is projected to spend $42,000 per pupil this school year.
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.
The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation awarded its 1,111th first-time, first-year teacher grant the morning of Aug. 11, marking more than $185,000 awarded in such grants since 2011. Sixty ...
A closer look at teachers’ out-of-pocket spending Perry acknowledged that, even when schools provide resources to teachers, some will still spend their own money on classroom supplies.