City to alleviate out-of-pocket costs for teachers with increased funding
One small step for educators.
The City Council, last week, increased funding in the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget for Teacher’s Choice – a program created by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) to reimburse educators for the purchase of school supplies and classroom materials – by 27.5 percent.
The new allotment for the program is $12.3 million, up from $9.65 million just one year ago. This is the second consecutive funding increase for the program, which, two years ago, was just over $6 million.