Dwayne Reed may have found the secret to getting kids excited for school. — -- A first-time teacher may have discovered a surefire way get students excited for the dreaded first day of school by ...

This story was originally published in 2016. A Chicago teacher is determined to show his students that school is cool - and that working hard can be fun. Dwayne Reed, a first-year teacher, got ...

Dwayne Reed, who calls himself “America’s Rapping Teacher,” is the author of the debut middle grade novel Simon B. Rhymin’ (Little, Brown), which he describes as “an ode to his younger self.” His ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You might remember the viral music video made by a Chicago-area teacher welcoming kids back to school. Chicago elementary school Dwayne Reed has a new video, called 'Ready For The ...

A teacher’s “Welcome to Kindergarten” song is helping to reduce first-day-of-school anxieties for many children this year. Dwayne Reed, a dean of students at a Chicago elementary school, has always ...