Teachers spend about $1,000 of their own money for their classrooms

Teachers are getting their classrooms ready for the new school year and they're spending a lot of their own money. WWJ's Beth Fisher spoke with Carrie Russell, a math teacher at Detroit's Martin Luther King Junior-Senior High School, who relies on crowdfunding help. (Photo credit-Getty Images)

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