As students get ready to head back to school, teachers are also preparing but that comes at a price. The conversation around teacher pay has been a hot one, but there are hidden fees teachers face that some people don't know about.

If life is an equation, Hafsah Ebrahim and Zakia Smith have found a clear answer. Starting this year, they will both be teachers with CharlotteMecklenburg Schools.

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail," Smith said. "That's what I have always been told."

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