Educators identify rising supply costs and time as challenges for back to school, according to a Horace Mann survey
06 Août 2024 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
“Set for Success” Sweepstakes to help educators
prepare for another year serving students
Planning for the back-to-school season starts long before
educators even step foot in their classrooms each fall, with many
educators reporting they use unpaid time during their summer
vacations to get ready. For many educators, this means using their
own money to ensure their classrooms have the necessary supplies
and resources. A Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN)
survey of America’s public K-12 educators showed educators are
worried about the rising cost of supplies and having enough time to
prep before school begins.
Stocking classrooms has become more costly due to rising costs
and inflation – and educators are footing the bill. A quarter of
the teachers surveyed by Horace Mann said they spend more than $500
of their own money on classroom supplies and resources each year.
Another 25% spend more than $300. According to the National
Education Association 2024 Educator Pay Data, when adjusted for
inflation, on average, teachers are making less than they did 10
years ago, which only adds to their financial pressures.
“One of my challenges is balancing my personal budget so I have
money to buy supplies for the kids and food for me,” said a high
school teacher from Nashville, North Carolina.
Teachers are also in a race against time and feel they must
prepare their classrooms early to allow time to adjust for
curriculum changes, familiarize themselves with new student lists,
create lesson plans and attend back-to-school workshops and
meetings. Many teachers contend there just isn’t enough time in the
couple of weeks before students begin to get it all done.
“Elementary teachers spend many, many unpaid hours working to
get ready for the school year,” shared one grade school teacher
surveyed from Wyoming, Michigan. “I work for free, so the kids have
a working, stocked, functional classroom on the first day of
school.”
When asked what would be beneficial for their return to school,
educators’ top responses were money, gift cards/supplies and time
to plan.
Horace Mann’s “Set for Success” Sweepstakes will give educators
a chance to win some of the resources they need for a successful
school year. “Set for Success” kicked off on Aug. 5 and runs
through Sept. 6. Horace Mann will give 100 educators a $250 gift
card to either Amazon or Target, and 25 of the winners’ schools
will be chosen to win $1,000 to welcome their teachers back to
school and celebrate the start of a new year. For more details on
how to enter go to horacemann.com/giveaways, contact a local Horace
Mann agent or call 833-422-2559.
Survey methodology
The Horace Mann Educator Advisory Panel data is from a
nationally representative survey of 1,200 U.S. educators, including
public school K-12 teachers, administrators and support personnel.
It was fielded in June of 2024.
About Horace Mann
Horace Mann Educators Corporation is the largest financial
services company focused on helping America’s educators and others
who serve the community achieve lifelong financial success. The
company offers individual and group insurance and financial
solutions tailored to the needs of the educator community. Founded
by Educators for Educators® in 1945, the company is headquartered
in Springfield, Illinois. For more information, visit
horacemann.com.
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