School Supply Drives Falling Short

Item: School supply drives are falling far short: Need is even greater this year, organizations say /Jody Lawrence-Turner, SR

Spokesman-Review Editorial Board: These lists ought to be turned over to local school boards. Before they decide on administrative expenses, such as the thousands of dollars in annual raises for top administrators, they ought to ensure that students will have basic supplies. It’s true that levy money ought to be spent on the advertised items, but perhaps it’s time to run a levy for school supplies. Financing enrichment programs before covering basic supplies is backward. More here .

Question: Would you support money to be included in a levy to provide basic school supplies for students in your school district?