Meadows said she looks for inexpensive ways to decorate her room, but the fabric, paper, rugs and everything else add up after a while. She said she spends hundreds of dollars on her classroom.

Something as simple as how a classroom is decorated has surprising power to impact student learning and success, according to a new study.

Meadows said she looks for inexpensive ways to decorate her room, but the fabric, paper, rugs and everything else add up after a while. She said she spends hundreds of dollars on her classroom.

Every year, teachers are spending money out of their own pocket to fill their classroom.