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Teachers Spend Own Money on School Supplies

Vicky Halm spends a $1,000 a year out of her own pocket to equip her Brooklyn classroom.
She buys star stickers to help motivate her students, but she also spends a great deal on basic supplies -- such as pencils and paper -- that the parents in her area cannot afford.
In the past she would get some of that reimbursed from the Teacher's Choice fund.
But this year, the New York City Council cut the budget to $9.2 million, down almost 30% from last year's allocation.
That breaks down to just $110 per teacher which was roughly $4 per student per year.
Halm is not alone.
A whopping 97% of teachers often dip into their own pockets to buy classroom supplies, according to a national survey.
Last year, teachers spent more than $350 on average from their own income on school supplies and instructional materials.
"The downfall of the economy has meant severe reductions in education." said Al Campos of the National Education Association.
Parents are also strapped for cash, so asking them to buy extra supplies isn't an option either, said Ruby Sheets, a third grade teacher in Brooklyn.
"In areas that are more affluent, teachers can get away with asking parents to pay for school trips, or supply paper and tissues for the classroom."
"In our neighborhood and in this economy, the situation is more difficult, and we can't ask our students to supplement what we can't provide."

[ 원문 : http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/24/news/economy/public_school_teachers_budgets/index.htm ]

Words and sentence on air
* reimburse : 환급. pay back the money.
* allocation : (시간, 돈 등) 배당. 배급. 할당
* whopping : (과장해서) 정말 큰, 엄청난
   whopping lie : 너무 큰 거짓말.
   whopper : 거짓말하다.
* strapped for cash : 돈이 부족한.
   cash strapped : 돈이 부족한.
* affluent : 잘사는, 풍족한. rich
* get away with : 걸리지 않는다. escape
* supplement : 보충하다.

* out of her own pocket : 자신의 돈(사비)을 쓰다.
* afford : 감당하다.
* breaks down : (심리적으로) 무너지다. 쪼개다.
* dip into their own pockets : 어쩔수 없이 사비를 쓰다. =dip into one's saving
* in education : 교육분야에서.
* downfall : 실패하다. 좋지않다.
* third grade : 3학년. (캐나다에서는 grade three로 표현하기도 함.)
   thrid grader : 3학년 학생.
* In areas that are more affluent : 부유한 지역에서는.