EducationWonk cites a report in the Washington Post that teachers spend their own money on school supplies.
According to a study by the National School Supply and Equipment Association last year, teachers nationwide spent an average of $458 of their own money on school supplies, said Adrienne Watts, vice president of marketing for the trade group.
I know some teachers buy a Tablet PC to use in their classrooms, same as they buy their own favorite pen to keep student records. I wonder how much these Tablet PCs inflate the nationwide average expenditure.