Sporadic fundraisers and corporate announcements about donations to teachers’ classroom funds try to help, but they don’t get at the root of a problem bedeviling Georgia’s schools: low-paid teachers having to dig into their own pockets to buy basic classroom supplies.
Now, state lawmakers are promoting a solution: a centralized online purchasing system that teachers could use for supplies.
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