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Aug 11, 2017

08/11/2017: What it costs to send your kid back to school

The show this week is education themed, and we’re looking at stories from all over the country. We consider a landmark case weighing the right to literacy and its value, tax breaks for school supplies, the cost of college and the best gifts to give a new freshman. Parents, students and teachers all share their views in this episode about the value of education in the U.S.

Children sitting at their school desks in a classroom doing scholarship examinations, April 16, 1940.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland/Wikimedia Commons

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Segments From This Episode

In Detroit, a battle over the right to literacy
by Eliza Mills
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
A group of students is suing the state of Michigan for failing to provide access to literacy in public schools
The 4 best ways to save on college
by Adriene Hill and Eliza Mills
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Expert Mark Kantrowitz tells us his top tips.
Teachers spend hundreds of dollars on back to school supplies
by Adriene Hill and Paulina Velasco
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
We spoke with a Los Angeles teacher about the school supplies she buys for her classroom each year, and what she wishes the school budget would cover.
Lunch shaming is on its way out of schools
by Adriene Hill and Paulina Velasco
Adriene Hill/Marketplace
Local school policies address how to deal with unpaid meal charges.
Don’t buy new college students "Oh, the Places You’ll Go"
by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Amariotti/Wikipedia
You can do better.
Back-to-school supplies are a little more expensive — and complicated
by Carrie Barber and Paulina Velasco
Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
An Ohio business wants to pick out those specific items for you and deliver it to school.

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08/11/2017: What it costs to send your kid back to school

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Segments From This Episode

In Detroit, a battle over the right to literacy

The 4 best ways to save on college

Teachers spend hundreds of dollars on back to school supplies

Lunch shaming is on its way out of schools

Don’t buy new college students "Oh, the Places You’ll Go"

Back-to-school supplies are a little more expensive — and complicated