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 ...

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 ...