Milken Educator Awards
Celebrate, elevate and activate America's most talented teachers through individual $25,000 prizes and a national network
Mike's Math Club
Curriculum enrichment program shows inner-city students that math can be fun and useful!
TAP™: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement
Systemic school reform produces teacher excellence, student achievement, and opportunities for all
Milken Scholars
Scholarships, mentoring and networking for exceptional young people to create lifelong leaders for a better world
Milken Archive
Discovering and preserving sacred and secular music reflecting the American Jewish experience for people of all faiths and cultures
Lowell Milken Center
Teaching respect and understanding among all people via educational projects that feature unsung heroes as role models to "repair the world"
Epilepsy Research Awards
Research awards to improve treatments and discover a cure for epilepsy
Farm to Table Right in His School's Backyard
The average American meal travels 1,500 miles before it hits your plate. At Tom Sabo’s (VT ’09) Montpelier High School, they’ve reduced that number to 150 feet.
Politically Active
Armed with a love of politics and teaching, Milken Educator Rachel Willis (GA '10) influences her community in and out of the classroom.
Focusing on Finance
Milken Educator Brian Page (OH '11) believes we can't change the economic landscape without educating the next generation about personal finance.
Project-Based Learning: A Journey of Discovery
Milken Educator Shannon Garrison (CA '08) delves into the world of researching unsung heroes in history.
Dr. Hector Ibarra: Proving Educators Can Make a Difference
A well-decorated Milken Educator discusses motivating children beyond the classroom and the future of education.
The Milken Family Foundation
Realizing Human Potential
Since its founding in 1982 by Michael and Lowell Milken, the Milken Family Foundation has sought to unlock the power of human potential. MFF's mission — to help people help themselves and those around them to live productive and satisfying lives — has guided its efforts for three decades.
Under the direction of its Chairman and Co-Founder Lowell Milken, MFF's innovative programs have forged new pathways in education, health care, human welfare and community service.
The philosophy that has guided Lowell Milken to develop many of the country's most groundbreaking education reform initiatives is that young people are not only our greatest natural resource, but our greatest national resource.
Lowell continues to focus MFF's work on strengthening America's public education system by increasing teacher effectiveness to ensure that young people have access to the skills, knowledge and experience required to compete in a dynamic global economy.
To further its goals, MFF has also supported over 1,000 organizations worldwide that share a core commitment to empower individuals, community and society to become catalysts for positive change.
Volume 8
Sing Unto Zion!
A musical exploration of Israel, Zionism, and the American Jewish experience.
Nearly 40 of America's most effective secondary educators were honored with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award, hailed as the "Oscars of Teaching" by Teacher magazine.
MFF in the News
Townsend Harris H.S. Teacher Honored
The Queens Gazette — (Queens, NY)
May 16, 2012
The Grand Island Independent — (Grand Island, NE)
May 12, 2012
The Educated Reporter (National Education Writers Association) — (Washington, DC)
May 11, 2012
Learning Matters (PBS NewsHour) — (New York, NY)
May 11, 2012