Program helps teachers keep their money

Instructors typically spend own funds for classroom supplies









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By Allison Gatlin
Herald/Review

SIERRA VISTA — A Tucson-based nonprofit is kickstarting its second Tucson Supplies Teachers drive to collect classroom necessities for teachers who would otherwise have to pay out of pocket for the expenses.

Using a $25,000 grant from the Community Finance Corp., Tucson Values Teachers is teaming up with Walgreens from this coming Monday to Aug. 21 to help alleviate school supply costs for public, private and charter schools in southeastern Arizona.

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IM4TRUTH on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 18:53
Title: Good deal

This program must just irk the anti-education republican party.