February 20, 2017
Michael Bonner is a second grade teacher in North Carolina who educates students by teaching them to write raps about their studies. Last month footage of his his students, all age between seven and nine, performing their song "Read It" went viral. Ellen DeGeneres spotted the footage and invited Bonner onto her show, where she hooked him up with artists like Big Sean, Migos, Ice Cube, Ty Dolla $ign, and Lin-Manuel Miranda to record an all-star "Read It" remix.
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In addition to the fun video, DeGeneres also donated $25,000 to Bonner's South Greenville Elementary School and created a GoFundMe page that currently has over $85,000 in donations.
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