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Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Beg for Pencils

By Kelsey Beaver, Macaroni KID Publisher & Owner of sensory dough co. August 11, 2025

Teachers Shouldn’t 

Have to Beg for Pencils 


In a few days, our teachers will walk into their classrooms ready to shape minds, spark curiosity, and care for our kids like they were their own.

But too many will also walk in knowing…

  • There aren’t enough notebooks for every child.
  • The markers will run dry by October.
  • That the glue sticks, tissues, and folders came from their own paychecks.

We can change that — right now.

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