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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Affording school supplies
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Community Food Bank and other groups are providing teachers and families with free school supplies.
The free goodies include pens, pencils, notebooks and copy paper. Some groups even give out boxes of tissues, markers and hand sanitizer.
With today’s tough economy, more families need help getting their kids what they need for school. Parents, are you worried about paying for school supplies?
When families come up short many will expect teachers and schools to provide what students are missing.
Teachers, how much money of your own money do you typically spend every year on school supplies? What items do you buy the most?
UPDATE: Hey Get Schoolers we’ve blogged several times about the way schools focus on improving girls’ performance in math and science. Check out this story saying girls are on par with boys in math.
