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AZ Principal Omar Duron Surprised with Milken Educator Award
January 17, 2020
Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken and Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman surprised Southwest Junior High Principal Omar Duron with a Milken Educator Award.

Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes 2019 Discovery Awards Announced
September 17, 2019
New York middle school student, Michelle Dong, has won the $6,000 Grand Prize in the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes’ 2019 Discovery Award competition.

HMCT Exhibition: Abram Games
May 01, 2019
The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) presents Artful Impact: The Posters of Abram Games. This comprehensive collection, on exhibit in the United States for the first time, will open with a reception on Saturday, May 18 from 4–6 PM in the South Campus Gallery.

In The News

An extraordinary educator’: Sunrise Mountain teacher earns $25K Milken award

October 25, 2019
Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas, NV

Topeka-Area Teacher Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

October 12, 2018
Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka, KS

Articles

NIET 2019 Annual Report
December 30, 2019
The 2019 Annual Report from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

Lowell Milken Facilitates 2019 Global Conference Panel on K-12 Education
May 01, 2019
On April 30th, 2019, the discussion "Finding Common Ground: Getting What Works Into the Classroom," took place at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, CA.

Lowell Milken Pays Tribute to Legacy of Dr. Scott Ridley in Op-ed on The74
November 13, 2018
A truly visionary leader in education, Dr. Ridley will be remembered for making an outsize contribution to elevating the teaching profession.