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"The only people who develop human potential and character as a calling are educators. This puts the men and women who become teachers and principals in a position of unique power for helping to secure the future."

Lowell Milken Receives One of Education's Most Prestigious Honors

The Education Commission of the States presents the 2017 James Bryant Conant Award to Lowell Milken at this year's National Forum on Education Policy.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Milken Educators

Highlights from three incredible decades of the nation's oldest teacher recognition program of its kind, The Milken Educator Awards.

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2020 NIET Annual Report: Letter from the Chairman

Lowell Milken reflects on twenty years of advancing the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s mission of building educator excellence to give all students the opportunity for success.

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Making an Impact

Named the 2017 James Bryant Conant Award recipient by the Education Commission of the States, Lowell Milken has dedicated his time, knowledge and resources to create opportunities for people and communities to achieve excellence.

At the crux of that pursuit and passion has been education reform. Through his business ventures and philanthropic efforts, Lowell has provided thousands of students with high-quality teachers, thousands of talented teachers with powerful opportunities for recognition, career advancement and professional growth, and hundreds of organizations with the ideas and resources they need to make a difference in the world.

2020 Lowell Milken-PCF Young Investigator Award Announced

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the Class of 2020 Young Investigator Award recipients totaling $6 million in funding for innovative prostate cancer research.
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Lowell Milken Delivers Keynote Address at Marian University

“Authentic educator leadership takes particular energy, talent, and nerve. It requires the willingness – and courage – to do more, risk more, share more, and be held accountable more. To take all this on is plain heroic, but it need not be rare. It must be usual and prevalent.”

August 15th, 2019: NIET Chairman and founder Lowell Milken delivered the keynote address at Marian University's Academy for Teaching and Learning Leadership Program's 10th Anniversary.

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A Look Inside 2019 NIET Founder's Award Recipient: Wildflower School
2019 NIET Founder's Award Recipient Wildflower School
Principal Wendy Shirey Receives Nevada Milken Educator Award
At Pinecrest Academy Horizon, Nevada's top charter school, Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, presents a very surprised Principal Wendy Shirey with Nevada's 2018-19 Milken Educator Award.
Sarah Szymanski Wins Colorado Milken Award
At Soaring Eagle Elementary in Colorado Springs, CO, Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation surprises second-grade teacher Sarah Szymanski with Colorado's 2018-19 Milken Educator Award and $25,000.
Milken Educator Awards 30th Anniversary Kick-off Message
For 30 years, the Milken Family Foundation has been surprising outstanding educators across the country with the Milken Educator Award. Who will be the next ...

Lowell Milken Remembers Dr. Scott Ridley: An Op-ed in The 74

A tribute to the influential education leader's life and legacy

Recently, Dr. Scott Ridley — an individual who played a remarkable role in revolutionizing the way teachers are prepared for the realities of today’s classrooms — passed away. His creativity, boldness, and vision will be sorely missed. His legacy not only leaves an indelible mark on generations of teachers, students, and families in communities across the country, but also carries with it lessons that universities and school districts should consider for achieving their joint mission of preparing our teacher force.

Ridley was a man of action who understood the urgency of improving the educational opportunities offered to prospective school leaders, teachers, and students... Read the full article here.