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Teachers and the Challenges With Distance Learning

School is in session already for some districts with many more schools starting next week. New research shows over half of teachers worry about supply needs for socially distanced classrooms. According to new survey data nearly 51% of educators are worried that their students may have trouble accessing the school supplies they need.

With that worry, teachers are finding ways outside of their school’s ordinary budget to help alleviate the stress. Usually supplies are community supplies like shared crayons, paints and paper.

“This year that’s not a possibility. So a lot of teachers are needing a lot more because they’re needing individual supplies for each student,” said Courtney Jones Teacher and Founder of ClearTheList Foundation.

Distance learning also changes the demand and the types of supplies needed.

“We’re seeing technology on wish lists. We’re seeing document cameras, portable white boards. Things that just help communicate the lesson whether that’s in person or online.”

ClearTheList Foundation, a non-profit, and their donors help supply schools and teachers with the supplies they need. Clorox, for example, is supporting the initiative by committing $1,000,000 to help teachers and parents in need.

“We partner with all sorts corporations, organizations and individual donors to try to help purchase these supplies for the teachers directly so they don’t have to worry whether their kids are going to go without or whether they have to dig into their own pockets to supply them.”

The survey revealed that 90% of teachers will purchase supplies out of their own pocket. On average teachers are spending over $400 dollars a year on their classrooms. In under-served communities or for new teachers sometimes that spending is in the thousands.

“We’re needing all the support we can get to try and purchase as many supplies as possible for these teachers and ultimately for the students.”

Visit ClearTheList Foundation and encourage your child’s teacher to make a wish list or help #ClearTheList for another teacher.


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