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THE Journal: Report: Majority of Teachers Purchase School Supplies for Students

by Leila Meyer
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by Leila Meyer

This year 91 percent of teachers used some of their own money to pay for school supplies, and 38 percent used only their own money, according to a new report from The NPD Group.

The report, “Today’s Teachers: School Supply Purchasing Dynamics and Behaviors,” surveyed almost 1,000 K-12 public and private school teachers in the United States about their purchasing behaviors. The online survey was conducted in February 2015.

Read the rest of the story at THE Journal. 

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