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Washoe County School District Teacher Honored with National Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Cash Prize

March 14, 2024

Carson City, Nev. - A school assembly turned into a surprise of a lifetime for Alice Maxwell Elementary School kindergarten teacher, Yamilet Lopez as she received the Milken Educator Award. Cheers of excitement filled the air when State Superintendent Jhone Ebert and Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken unveiled the true purpose for the school assembly and presented her with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize.

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Avondale Elementary School District Surprised with Prestigious NIET District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness and $50,000 Grand Prize

March 01, 2024

Dallas, Texas (March 1, 2024) - The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) announced today that Avondale Elementary School District, Arizona, won the District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness. The award celebrates Avondale’s focus on educator excellence and student success and includes a $50,000 prize. NIET Founder and Chairman Lowell Milken and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua Barnett made the surprise announcement during NIET’s national conference in Dallas.

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Louisiana’s North DeSoto High School Surprised with National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s Founder’s Award and $50,000 Grand Prize

February 29, 2024

Dallas, Texas (February 29, 2024) - The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) announced today that North DeSoto High School in DeSoto Parish Schools, Louisiana, is the recipient of the 2024 NIET Founder's Award and its $50,000 grand prize. NIET Founder and Chairman Lowell Milken, joined by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua Barnett, surprised the school during the 2024 NIET National Conference in Dallas, Texas.

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Five Schools Across the Country Named Finalists in Prestigious National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s Founder’s Award, Contending for $50,000 Grand Prize

February 06, 2024

Scottsdale, Ariz. (February 6, 2024) - The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) announced today that five schools have received $10,000 as finalists for NIET’s 2024 Founder’s Award. The prestigious Founder’s Award was created by Lowell Milken in 2008 to honor one school in the United States each year for exceptional implementation of NIET’s principles to build educator excellence and advance student success. Each school will be honored during NIET’s national conference in Dallas on February 29, culminating in the announcement of the grand prize winner and a cash prize of $50,000 for the school.

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Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Launches Online Visual Arts Professional Development Initiative With New ARTEFFECT Ambassadors

October 25, 2023

The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) has announced its inaugural cohort of ARTEFFECT Ambassadors, a prestigious online fellowship for educators working directly with K-12 students to foster the visual arts.

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Students Earn $16,250 in Cash Prizes in International ARTEFFECT Competition

June 02, 2023

Nine Students Coast to Coast Clinch Awards for Art Honoring Unsung Heroes from History

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Desert Thunder School in Arizona Surprised with NIET Founder’s Award and $50,000 Grand Prize

April 17, 2023

Desert Thunder School one of five finalists nationwide, selected for fostering educator excellence and successful instructional practices

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Three Nevada Educators Honored with 2023 Milken Educator Awards for Excellence in Education

February 15, 2023

Jason Murray, Rejily Soriano, and Liz Barnum are all inspiring NV educators whose dedication to helping their students succeed, and examples of being innovative and inspiring leaders of excellence in education have earned them the recognition of the 2023 Milken Educator's Award.

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