Should teachers stop spending their own personal funds on classroom supplies?

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15. If teachers do that, they do it because they care

Conversely, they shouldn't stop just because the politicians don't care. One thing is certain, politicians, especially Republicans politicians will continue not to care. Why especially Republican politicians? Because it has been statistically shown that the worse your education, the more likely you are to vote Republican. Poor education helps them out. Only when they completely control the school's agenda are they enthusiastic, but which are you going to hire first, some kid with a degree in advanced Christianity from Liberty University or someone with a degree from Northwestern in something you can use in the real world?

However, just like the Florida high school students, we need a high-profile, national parade of teachers giving nonstop interviews on TV explaining that they dip into what is left of their meager salaries because the schools are chronically underfunded (as are they). The problem won't go away if they stop helping out. Only massive attention drawn to the issue will help.