As if buying classroom supplies wasn't burden enough, a fair number of teachers say they occassionally buy food for students who don't get enough to eat at home, according to a national report released this morning.

Sixty-two percent of teachers surveyed said some students routinely come to school hungry, says the report from Save Our Strength, a group committed to ending childhood hunger. And of those teachers, 49 percent said they buy food for hungry students either every week or a few times a month.

On average, the report says, elementary school teachers spend $27.40 buying food for students while middle school teachers spend about $38.10.