Becoming ‘Dr. K”: Creativity and passion for teaching sends educator to the principal’s office
In 2019, when she was teaching at Butler College Prep, a public four-year charter high school in Chicago, Kendrah Underwood earned the reputation as the world’s coolest teacher for filming a video of her students rapping about what they were willing to do to earn a good grade. The video, which attracted 5 million views in less than a week, looks like a well-rehearsed routine. But Underwood says the idea for it came to her a couple of days before filming. READ MORE
podcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill interviews New Hampshire State Rep. Glenn Cordelli
On this episode, Tuthill talks to the vice chair of the Granite State’s House Education Committee about the Education Freedom Account Program, which was approved during the last legislative session. The program allows students in low- and middle-income households to receive education savings accounts that can be used for private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks, curriculum, educational therapies and other education-related expenses. READ MORE
EdChoice poll: Parent interest growing for education savings accounts
While school parents and the general public are more likely to be pessimistic about the direction of K-12 education, about two in five American adults believe it’s heading in the right direction – an 18-percentage point increase since 2016 – according to the most recent survey from EdChoice on schooling preferences, choice reforms, and education overall during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE
