Summary: Hello everyone!<br> You didn’t think Teach Me, Teacher would shy away from topics like this, did you?<br> Doing an episode like this is tricky. I didn’t want it to be one sided. I didn’t want it to have a political agenda. Instead, I wanted it to be an episode for ALL educators, whether you’re public or private, or something in between.<br> To do that, I invited Kathy Edwards of The Novus Academy on the show to discuss everything from vouchers, to accountability in schools, the <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2017/01/06/f-outrage-spurs-lawmakers-move-kill-texas-new-school-grading-plan">A-F system</a>, a bloated educational system, private school vs public, and yes, Betsy DeVos and the role the Trump administration is choosing to play in the future of American education.<br> Kathy Edwards is the founder and Principal of The Novus Academy and has too many accomplishments to list here. After Richland Middle School visited with her a few months ago and saw the great things she was doing with students with special needs, I knew I had to get her on the show.<br> She did not disappoint.<br> In fact, we talked so long and covered so many issues, I had to split the episode into 2 roughly hour and a half parts. Part two will air in two weeks from this episode!<br> Enjoy!<br>
