Texas teachers are still footing the bill for classroom supplies—some spending over $800 a year—despite a 2003 law meant to reimburse them. The program, which never got off the ground and was declared obsolete by the state in 2007, requires lawmakers to fund it or the education commissioner to find alternatives. Newer teachers especially feel the pinch, often taking second jobs to cover costs, while educators nationwide call for real solutions: increased funding for public schools.

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