Why do US teachers have to ask parents to bring basic school supplies? - eviltoast

I’ve also seen US teachers spending hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets to stock classrooms.

I spent a lot of time in European schools and I’ve never heard of teachers having to stock their own classrooms or fundraise for things like playgrounds, etc.

  • Cort@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    a lot of the rich parents in the area still sent their kids to private school, meaning they’re basically paying for education twice

    Not any more thanks to the Republican pushed school voucher system!

    I think your last sentence touched on the real problem. Schools are funded based on local property taxes. So if you’re in a poor area your schools are poor. It’s like Jim Crow and segregaron but legal