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I teach at a Title I high school in which 52% of students receive free and reduced lunches. The school is in the top 100 most diverse public high schools in Florida; the student body is 44.5% white, 40.1% African American, 6.1% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3.1% Asian, 0.8% Native American, and 0.3% Pacific Islander. According to Florida state test results, only 29% of the students are proficient in mathematics. When I first came into my classroom in early February the room was empty other than desks and chairs. The walls were bare other than a half chalkboard/half whiteboard at the front of the class that had no chalk, markers, or erasers. When a student forgot a pencil, they announced that they could not write that day. Students left class to get tissues, wash their hands, or borrow supplies from other classrooms. I have purchased tissues, pencils, markers, erasers, and other supplies for the classroom, but these resources disappear almost as quickly as my budget for them does. My students need pencils, erasers, hand sanitizer, and other basic classroom materials to be able to engage in learning in a comfortable manner. Low-income students deserve access to high-quality education!

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I teach at a Title I high school in which 52% of students receive free and reduced lunches. The school is in the top 100 most diverse public high schools in Florida; the student body is 44.5% white, 40.1% African American, 6.1% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3.1% Asian, 0.8% Native American, and 0.3% Pacific Islander. According to Florida state test results, only 29% of the students are proficient in mathematics. When I first came into my classroom in early February the room was empty other than desks and chairs. The walls were bare other than a half chalkboard/half whiteboard at the front of the class that had no chalk, markers, or erasers. When a student forgot a pencil, they announced that they could not write that day. Students left class to get tissues, wash their hands, or borrow supplies from other classrooms. I have purchased tissues, pencils, markers, erasers, and other supplies for the classroom, but these resources disappear almost as quickly as my budget for them does. My students need pencils, erasers, hand sanitizer, and other basic classroom materials to be able to engage in learning in a comfortable manner. Low-income students deserve access to high-quality education!

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