As the end of summer is around the corner and the beginning of the school year approaches, teachers, students, and parents are busy getting supplies for their return to the classroom. A viral social media campaign launched in a Facebook group last July elevated the issue of teachers paying out of pocket for school supplies.
Kimberly Hock, a lifelong Greenpointer who teaches first grade at a public school…
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