Teachers are the number one in-school influence on student achievement. Yet the average teacher spends a significant portion of his or her own money to purchase school supplies to do their job.
In under-resourced schools across the country, educators lack the proper funding to support their classes and do their jobs well. This puts a heavy burden on our teachers to provide the essential resources needed for their students to succeed.
A recent survey of teachers in our network revealed that the average teacher spends up to two paychecks a year to purchase school supplies. This is a strain that often contributes to high attrition rates and leaves our schools struggling to find and retain highly-qualified individuals to do this important work.
Kids Explora’s Supply A Teacher program seeks to remove the burden of having to provide necessary resources from teachers in underserved schools. Every teacher-supported through our program receives a large box filled with the items they need to fuel a full semester of active learning.
Each Supply A Teacher Box Includes:
Pencils, pencil pouches, folders, notebooks, sharpeners, erasers, rulers, and pens. We also include additional items such as crayons, markers, highlighters, loose-leaf paper, and colored pencils based on the grade level.