I am a first grade teacher in a Title I school where most of the students are on the free and reduced meal program. It is unfortunate that Arizona does not recognize education as something that is worth investing in. In fact, Arizona remains the 49th in the nation for teacher pay. That equates to about $13,000 less in salary than the other states. In addition, Arizona eduatioon is at the bottom, receiving a D+ for school funding.
As many teachers do, we spend much of our money on school supplies, teaching materials, books, and even snacks for students that are less fortunate.
We have a Christmas angels on our tree every year and the number one request are books. With their new -found love for reading, it's not surprising that these kids get excited when they get new books.
Having books at home and an adult or sibling to read to them is not possible for many of the students. We have a library so kids can take books home, but without support at home, their reading skills do not usually improve as they should.
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I am a first-grade teacher in a Title I school where most of the students on on the free and reduced meal program. It is unfortunate that Arizona does not recognize education as something that is worth investing in. In fact, Arizona remains 49th in the nation for teacher pay. That equates to about $13,000 less than the other states. In addition, Arizona education is at the bottom for school funding, receiving a D+.
As many of the teachers do here, we spend much of our money on school supplies, teaching materials, books and even snacks for the kids that are less fortunate.
A common item asked for every Christmas, on our angel tree, is books. With their new-found love for reading, it's not surprising that these kids get excited when we get new books.
Having books at home and an adult or sibling to read to them is not possible for many of the students. We have a library so kids can take a book home, but without help, their reading usually does not improve as it should.
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