I’ve also seen US teachers spending hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets to stock classrooms.

I spent a lot of time in European schools and I’ve never heard of teachers having to stock their own classrooms or fundraise for things like playgrounds, etc.

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    Our schools are generally underfunded and hardly anyone with any real power gives two shits.

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      Our schools are generally purposefully underfunded and hardly anyone any Conservative with any real power gives two shits, because indoctrination is more important than education to Conservatives.

      There, now that’s a much more correct statement rather than that both-sides bullcrap.

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      They’re usually not underfunded. The funds just go to sports and admin salaries.

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        For universities, sure. But not for US public elementary and high schools. They’re just poor.