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	"author_name": "Race Forward Action",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/rfaction",
	"title": "School Supplies",
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	"description": "Every back-to-school season, families receive shopping lists packed with pencils, notebooks, folders, tissues, markers, headphones, cleaning products, and other materials students need in the classroom. Teachers are also expected to buy essential supplies with their own money when school budgets fall short. This expense should belong with state and local governments. Classroom materials are basic educational expenses, and public school budgets should cover them completely. When lawmakers underfund school supplies, families already facing rising costs are forced to pay another bill. Educators are pressured to sacrifice part of their salaries to keep classrooms functioning. Students in lower-income communities are more likely to attend schools where basic materials remain scarce. Public education should provide every student with the tools they need to participate, create, and learn. Wealthy communities should not have fully stocked classrooms while other schools depend on donations, teacher wish lists, and families’ ability to pay. State legislators must fund dedicated school-supply budgets, require districts to provide essential classroom materials, and ensure educators are reimbursed for necessary purchases. Click “Start Writing” to tell your state legislators that school supplies belong in school budgets, not on family credit cards or teacher paychecks.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/school-supplies"
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