As Arizona teachers continue to spend hundreds of dollars out of pocket to stock their classrooms, Treasures 4 Teachers is working to ease that burden by providing affordable and free supplies.
Educators spent an average of $864 of their own money on classroom materials during the 2024-2025 school year, according to a survey by AdoptAClassroom.org — more than four times the median $200 supply budget provided by schools nationwide.
What began 20 years ago with one woman, a garage and a few companies’ surplus supplies has now grown into a statewide operation benefiting thousands of teachers every year…