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Teachers spend $1000 a year on classroom supplies

Erin MorleySeptember 28, 2023Last Updated: December 13, 2023
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President of the Australian Education Union Correna Haythorpe said the Commonwealth should be funding every classroom cost. Picture: Supplied / NCANewswire

An Australian Education Union (AEU) 2023 poll found that public school teachers fork out a combined $159.5m a year to buy classroom supplies vital to education due to the underfunding of public schools by governments.

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