Cutback in class supplies puts strain on educators:
"Some Valley educators teach in high-tech classrooms, some in low-tech versions, but they now all have to deal with the same issue: shrinking classroom supplies.
On Monday, the Legislature cut $144 million from Arizona districts in what's known as soft capital, or books, technology and classroom supplies.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill for the current fiscal year, which will end June 30."
And more K-12 education cuts will likely be on the horizon. Brewer and top legislators will meet Monday to begin planning for their fifth special Legislative session this year.
From paper to plastic tubs, there isn't much Tiffany Larsen hasn't bought for her Mesa students, much of it out of her own pocket.
Although the school year began only three months ago, the fourth-grade Whitman Elementary teacher already has spent $500 on classroom supplies, a personal expense that she said comes with being a teacher.
"Some Valley educators teach in high-tech classrooms, some in low-tech versions, but they now all have to deal with the same issue: shrinking classroom supplies.
On Monday, the Legislature cut $144 million from Arizona districts in what's known as soft capital, or books, technology and classroom supplies.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill for the current fiscal year, which will end June 30."
And more K-12 education cuts will likely be on the horizon. Brewer and top legislators will meet Monday to begin planning for their fifth special Legislative session this year.
From paper to plastic tubs, there isn't much Tiffany Larsen hasn't bought for her Mesa students, much of it out of her own pocket.
Although the school year began only three months ago, the fourth-grade Whitman Elementary teacher already has spent $500 on classroom supplies, a personal expense that she said comes with being a teacher.