My sister teaches elementary school.

Last school year, she spent nearly $1,600 of her own paycheck on books, markers, snacks, and basic classroom supplies.
Tax time came around.
The educator deduction covered just $325.
That meant she personally ate more than $1,200 just to give her students what they needed.
Meanwhile, the district approved a $220,000 administrative software upgrade that teachers say created more problems than it solved.
Funny how there’s always money for bureaucracy but somehow never enough for the classroom.