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04.09.24

Hilo Hometown Hero Rory Inouye Scores $25,000 National Milken Educator Award

Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, alongside Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and State Superintendent Keith Hayashi, presents "Oscar of Teaching"

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04.08.24

Surprise! Honolulu Teacher Leader Jade Pham Receives National Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Cash Prize

Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, joined by Gov. Josh Green, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and State Superintendent Keith Hayashi, presents "Oscar of Teaching"

03.19.24

Lowell Milken Surprises Alexandria Teacher with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Alexandria City High School English teacher Eva Irwin becomes first in division to receive "Oscar of Teaching"

04.09.24

Hilo Hometown Hero Rory Inouye Scores $25,000 National Milken Educator Award

Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, alongside Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and State Superintendent Keith Hayashi, presents "Oscar of Teaching"

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04.08.24

Surprise! Honolulu Teacher Leader Jade Pham Receives National Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Cash Prize

Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, joined by Gov. Josh Green, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and State Superintendent Keith Hayashi, presents "Oscar of Teaching"

03.19.24

Lowell Milken Surprises Alexandria Teacher with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Alexandria City High School English teacher Eva Irwin becomes first in division to receive "Oscar of Teaching"

Archive

Hilo Hometown Hero Rory Inouye Scores $25,000 National Milken Educator Award

Lowell Milken Surprises Alexandria Teacher with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Lowell Milken Surprises Hanover County Public Schools Teacher with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Surprise! Nevada Kindergarten Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Avondale Elementary School District Wins NIET's District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness

2024 NIET Founder's Award: North DeSoto High School

Five Schools Named Finalists in National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Founder's Award

Introducing the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA

Springdale STEM Star Michael Tapee First in Nation to Receive 2023-24 Milken Educator Award

Milken Family Foundation to Surprise Educators Coast to Coast with $25,000 Cash Prizes

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

Goshen Community Schools Win Prestigious NIET District Award

Desert Thunder School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award

2023 NIET Founder's Award Finalists Announced

Stephen Wise Temple and Schools Break Ground on Aaron Milken Center

The Jewish Educator Awards Go To...Four Los Angeles Educators Honored with Surprise $15,000 Awards

15th Anniversary and Grand Opening of Lowell Milken Center’s New Park

Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Welcomes Second Week of 2022 Fellows to Fort Scott, Kansas

Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Welcomes First Week of 2022 Fellows to Fort Scott, Kansas

Students Earn $16,750 in Cash Prizes in International ArtEffect Project Competition

Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience Debuts New Concert Series

Jessica Zimmerman Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Jay Weisman Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award from Lowell Milken

Ascension Public Schools Earns $50,000 NIET District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness

Finalists Announced for NIET 2022 Founder's Award

Lowell Milken Institute at UCLA Law Launches New Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits

Lowell Milken Family Foundation Provides $1.2 Million Gift for Mental Health Education, Support and Advocacy Efforts

Awards Announced in the 2021 Lowell Milken Center ArtEffect Unsung Heroes Art Competition

Lowell Milken Announces 2021 Recipient of $50,000 NIET Founder's Award

Milken Archive of Jewish Music Releases Album by Composer Bruce Adolphe

2020 Lowell Milken-PCF Young Investigator Award Announced

Announcing the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at UCLA

NIET 2020 District Award of Excellence Announced

2020 Discovery Award Prizes Announced by Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes

Lowell Milken Announces Duplessis Primary as 2020 Founder's Award Recipient

Winners Announced in 2020 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs

2020 LMI Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Finalists Announced

AZ Principal Omar Duron Surprised with Milken Educator Award

Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes 2019 Discovery Awards Announced

HMCT Exhibition: Abram Games

2019 Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize Winner Announced

2019 ArtEffect Project Winners Announced by Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes

NIET announces Lowell Milken Founder's Award Recipient

2019 Lowell Milken Founder's Award Finalists Announced

Dr. Candice McQueen Announced as New CEO of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

2018 Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award Winners Announced

Lowell Milken Presents First-Ever National Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness

2018 Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize Awarded to Carbon Capture Start-Up

West Goshen Elementary School in Goshen, Indiana, Receives 2018 TAP Founder's Award and $50,000

2018 TAP Founder's Award Finalists

Lowell Milken Presents First Milken Educator Award of the 2017-18 Season to Alexis King

Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes' 2017 Discovery Award Announced

ArtCenter College of Design Announces Gift to Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography

Winning Teams of 2017 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Announced

UCLA Announces Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music

Lowell Milken Named 2017 James Bryant Conant Award Recipient

G.W. Carver Primary School Named 2017 TAP Founder's Award Recipient

2017 TAP Founder's Award Finalists Announced

30th Anniversary Year of Milken Educator Awards Continues in Arizona and Colorado

Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography Establishes New Award

The Milken Educator Awards Celebrates 30 Years of Teaching Excellence

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching Receives Federal TIF Grant

LMI Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Awarded to Innovative Medical Device Startup

2016 TAP Founder's Award Finalists Announced

Lowell Milken Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Chapman University

Pecan Grove Primary School Receives TAP Founder's Award

Art Center College Announces new Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography

Expansion of Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Welcomed by Community

LMI-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs

2014 Lowell Milken TAP Founder's Award Announced

2013 California “Oscar of Teaching” Presented to Teacher Jennifer Smith

Colorado Teacher Jose Martinez Presented with 2013 Milken Educator Award

Joplin High School Teacher Tobin Schultz Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

Lowell Milken Center Announces 2013 Discovery Award Winners

NIET Awarded Multimillion Dollar SEED Grants

Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy Names Joel Feuer Executive Director

Schools and Districts Earn Surprise Honors at 13th National TAP Conference

Lowell Milken Presents TAP Founder's Award to North DeSoto Middle School at 13th Annual National TAP Conference

Lowell Milken Center Names 2013 Fellow Marzanna Pogorzelska

Kansas Senator Pat Roberts Recognizes Lowell Milken Center

Stanislav Dolgopolov Selected as Inaugural Recipient of the Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship

Milken Family Foundation and University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education Select 2012 Education Business Plan Competition Winners

Lowell Milken Center's Writing Specialist Ashley Cook Honored

Andrew M. Kaufman named head of UCLA's Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy

Whale Branch Middle School Receives $50,000 Award at 2012 TAP Conference

Terence Friedlander Honored With 2012 Lowell Milken Young Investigator Award

Lowell Milken Institute at UCLA School of Law Now Accepting Teaching Fellowship Applications

Lowell Milken and Milken Family Foundation Announce 2011 Milken Education Awards Notifications Season

UCLA School of Law Receives Transformative $10 Million Gift

Milken Family Foundation to Receive Excellence in Education Award

Two Surprise TAP Recognition Awards Presented at 2012 TAP Conference

West Goshen Elementary School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award

Aikin Elementary School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award

Carter Middle School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award

Judkins Middle School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award

Lincoln Consolidated School District Surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction

Laurens County School District 56 Surprised with TAP Award of Distinction

Lancaster Independent School District Surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction

DeSoto Parish School System Receives TAP Award of Distinction

Surprise! Honolulu Teacher Leader Jade Pham Receives National Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Cash Prize

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Hilo math teacher Rory Inouye wins $25,000 National Milken Educator Award

From struggle to success: Meet Jade Pham, the inspirational educator making a difference in Hawaii's schools

Alexandria Teacher Wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award

“Only when society demonstrates respect for educators will the brightest and most capable students choose it as their profession.” - Lowell Milken