<p>The answer is not just money. It’s culture and values, too.</p>
<p>My sister was a 2nd-grade teacher in an inner-city school. She saw that her students (none of whom came from two-parent families, almost all of whom had English as a 2nd language, and most of whom were being raised by aunts or grandparent) didn’t even have the most basic school supplies.</p>
<p>She went out and bought everything they would need in the classroom. After less than a month, she realized she had to keep any supplies under lock and key. Instead of appreciating being given something they didn’t have but needed to do the work in school, there was just no respect for having, using properly, or taking care of these supplies.</p>