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Upon the completion of her elementary education degree, Usha began teaching first grade at Ogden Elementary School in [[Ogden, Kansas]] in 2005. In 2015, she began teaching [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act#Title I]]. |
Upon the completion of her elementary education degree, Usha began teaching first grade at Ogden Elementary School in [[Ogden, Kansas]] in 2005. In 2015, she began teaching [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act#Title I|Title 1]] math at the same school. The Title 1 program provides federal funds to school with disproportionately high percentages of students from low-income families, with the intention to create programs that will better children who have special needs that without funding could not be properly supported. |
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Through her work at the school district, Reddi became the president of the local USD 383 chapter of the [[National Education Association]] (NEA), the largest labor union and professional interest group in the United States. The NEA represents public school teachers and other education professionals. |
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In 2004, Usha was recognized with the [[Kansas Department of Education]] Horizon Award<ref>http://www.usd383.org/home/showdocument?id=19693</ref>, and in 2011 Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 recognized her with the Teacher of the Year award. In 2017, she received the Susan M. Scott Award for Community Leadership from Kansas State University’s Staley School of Leadership<ref>https://www.k-state.edu/leadership/about/awards/susanscottaward/</ref>. |
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===Mayor and City Commissioner of Manhattan=== |
===Mayor and City Commissioner of Manhattan=== |
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Revision as of 19:42, 3 November 2019
Usha Reddi | |
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| Democratic candidate for 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas | |
| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Incumbent | Pat Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1965 Rajamundry, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Brian Niehoff (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Manhattan, Kansas |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) Kansas State University (BS) Kansas State University (MS) |
| Occupation | Educator and Union Representative |
| Website | www |
Usha Reddi (born August 20th, 1965) is an American politician and mayor-pro tem of Manhattan, Kansas. Usha has served on the Manhattan, KS board of city commissioners since 2013. She was reelected to a second four-year term in 2017. On August 28th, 2019, she declared her candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas[1]. If elected, she would be the first Hindu to serve in the United States Senate.
Education & Background
Usha migrated from her birthplace of Rajahmundry, India to Columbus, Ohio when she was eight years old. After graduating high school. she attended Ohio State University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Developmental Psychology. She married, and her first husband's work took their family to Manhattan, Kansas where she raised three children as a stay-at-home mother.
In 2003, Reddi enrolled at Kansas State University. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education. She continued her education at Kansas State and earned a Master of Science degree of educational leadership in 2011[2].
Career
Upon the completion of her elementary education degree, Usha began teaching first grade at Ogden Elementary School in Ogden, Kansas in 2005. In 2015, she began teaching Title 1 math at the same school. The Title 1 program provides federal funds to school with disproportionately high percentages of students from low-income families, with the intention to create programs that will better children who have special needs that without funding could not be properly supported.
Through her work at the school district, Reddi became the president of the local USD 383 chapter of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union and professional interest group in the United States. The NEA represents public school teachers and other education professionals.
In 2004, Usha was recognized with the Kansas Department of Education Horizon Award[3], and in 2011 Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 recognized her with the Teacher of the Year award. In 2017, she received the Susan M. Scott Award for Community Leadership from Kansas State University’s Staley School of Leadership[4].
Mayor and City Commissioner of Manhattan
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