Nationwide, teachers will spend $3.2 billion on their classrooms this year, or about an average of $820 each, according to My eLearning World, a publication focused on educators. Meanwhile, teachers only will be allowed to deduct $300 towards those expenses on their federal tax returns, the report’s author, Scott Winstead, wrote. “Surveys have shown that almost all teachers say they pay for supplies for their classrooms without getting reimbursed,” Winstead wrote. “The problem has gotten so bad that many teachers across the country are turning to crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe to raise money for their classrooms, but even then, some districts are expressing concern and disapproval because they’re unable to track the spending,” Winstead wrote. In a special report, our friends at Stateline.org shine a light on the group behind the bills.

Source: Fox News August 10, 2022 17:41 UTC