Many thanks to Julie Rasicot of Bethesda Magazine who recently put up a blog posting pointing out that teachers regularly dig into their own pockets to buy supplies for their classrooms and their students. Teachers might want to add comments to her posting to share their personal stories and keep the conversation going.
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Blogs / Education Matters / July-August 2011 / Paying to Teach
By Julie Rasicot
Imagine showing up at the office after summer vacation and finding out that you have to shell out about $500 for supplies so you can do your job. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?
But that’s pretty much the expectation among teachers in the Montgomery County Public Schools. Like their colleagues across the country, MCPS teachers spend hundreds of dollars out of pocket every year to buy classroom supplies..... click here to read the full blog posting on BethesdaMagazine.com.
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