Teachers and parents frustrated over the cost of school supplies

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM CDT

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Crayola products and school supplies are displayed for sale on a shelf at a Target store on August 26, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The debate over how much teachers and parents should be responsible for paying for school supplies is being enflamed this year by rising costs, tariffs and less funding for public education.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Chabeli Carrazana, an economy and child care reporter for our editorial partner The 19th.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.