NSW teachers $2000 out of pocket on school resources

By Allison Jeffares
Updated August 4 2014 - 11:08am, first published July 20 2014 - 8:32am
Doing the sums: Average out-of-pocket expenses for teachers.
Doing the sums: Average out-of-pocket expenses for teachers.
Out of pocket: Casual primary school teacher Jane Le with her resource books. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Out of pocket: Casual primary school teacher Jane Le with her resource books. Photo: Brendan Esposito

Teachers in NSW public schools spent almost $1900 each from their own pockets to pay for school essentials last year, according to a new study.