Letters to Congress on Educator Tax Relief

 

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  NEA on Educator Tax Relief: Supports
  
  

  NEA supports expanding the educator tax deduction because it recognizes the sacrifices made by educators who work in America’s public schools. Many teachers and education support professionals reach into their own pockets to ensure that classrooms have adequate books, pencils, paper and art supplies. 

  • Educators are spending more of their own funds each year to supply their classrooms with essentials such as pencils, glue, scissors and facial tissues.
    
    
  • NEA's 2003 report, Status of the American Public School Teacher, 2000-2001, found that teachers spent an average of $443 a year on classroom supplies.
    
    
  • The National School Supply and Equipment Association found that in 2005-2006, educators spent out of their own pockets an average of $826 for supplies and an additional $926 for instructional materials -- for a total of $1,752.
    
    
  • NEA supports legislation to make the educator deduction permanent, increase it to $400, and expand it to cover professional development expenses.
    

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      Letter on the Teacher Tax Relief Act
      Sent to Rep. Dave Camp

       

      June 22, 2005

       

      Dear Representative Camp:

      On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 2.7 million members, we would like to thank you for your leadership in introducing legislation (H.R 2989) to increase, expand, and make permanent the tax deduction for educators' out-of-pocket classroom supply expenses.

      As you know, the educator tax deduction helps recognize the financial sacrifices made by teachers and paraprofessionals, who often reach into