Tulsa Teacher Panhandles For Donations To Buy School Supplies

TULSA, OK — An elementary school teacher in Tulsa is panhandling for money to buy school supplies for her third-grade classroom.

Teresa Danks told KOKI-TV she sought donations after slumping state revenue led to reduced funding for education in recent years. Danks said she spent $2,000 to $3,000 of her $35,000 salary on supplies for her students.

With a sign asking for donations and saying "Anything Helps," Danks raised $55 in six minutes standing at an intersection near Interstate 44 in Tulsa. She later created a gofundme page, raising more than $14,000 as of Tuesday morning. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Danks says she also wants people to realize how budget cuts affect education.

Although education received an increase in the current state budget, some of the funding plans are being challenged as unconstitutional.

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