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Hilo Hometown Hero Rory Inouye Scores $25,000 National Milken Educator Award
April 09, 2024
Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, alongside Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and State Superintendent Keith Hayashi, presents "Oscar of Teaching".
Surprise! Honolulu Teacher Leader Jade Pham Receives National Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Cash Prize
April 08, 2024
Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, joined by Gov. Josh Green, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and State Superintendent Keith Hayashi, presents "Oscar of Teaching".
Lowell Milken Surprises Alexandria Teacher with $25,000 Milken Educator Award
March 19, 2024
Alexandria City High School English teacher Eva Irwin becomes first in division to receive "Oscar of Teaching"
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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.