This teacher spends $1,500 of her own money on classroom supplies

Update: 2023-10-02

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Grade 3 teacher Alexandra Sorin spends a lot of her own money buying basics like tissues for her classroom each year. She tells us why she’s resorted to Amazon wishlists to help cover those costs; and education expert Annie Kidder explains why we need to join the dots on what underfunded schools mean for Canada’s future.

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This teacher spends $1,500 of her own money on classroom supplies

This teacher spends $1,500 of her own money on classroom supplies