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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.
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.
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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Lowell Milken Reflects on 40th Anniversary of the Milken Family Foundation
January 28, 2022
NIET 2020 Chairman's Letter: Lowell Milken on 20 Years of Educator Excellence
December 03, 2020
2020 marks 20 years of advancing the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s mission of building educator excellence to give all students the opportunity for success.
Interview with 2020 ArtEffect Project Grand Prize Winner: Charles Rounds III
May 29, 2020
Charles Rounds III, a senior at Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex in Jackson, Mississippi, won the $6,000 grand prize in the ArtEffect Project, a student art competition sponsored by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. Charles’s “Saved by Science” depicts Dr. Eugene Lazowski, who saved thousands of Polish Jews during World War II by injecting them with a harmless bacteria that caused them to test positive for typhus. We spoke with Charles about his winning work, making art during the COVID-19 pandemic and how he plans to use his artistic talents to revitalize his community.