Originally Posted by
justflyingin
Kind of off topic, but don't the SCHOOLs buy the supplies for the students? Isn't there a budget for every classroom for construction paper, pencils, pens, etc. ?
No and they haven't for a long time here in Iowa. At our local Walmart you can find a list of school supplies for each grade requested by the school your children attend and off you go shopping. Construction paper is provided but not paper; colors; glue; and each child usually brings a box of tissues to be used for the class room. Many teachers request certain color notebooks and corresponding folders. DIL is getting smart and saving folders from past years as child #4 starts preschool.