In The News
A select sampling of news about the Milken Family Foundation and its initiatives.
For more news about the Milken Family Foundation initiatives, please see the links on the right.
Advice From 2016-17 Milken Educators: How to Create a Successful Classroom
Education Week Teacher
| December 08, 2016
| Bethesda, MD
(MEA)
UCLA Receives $1.5 Million to Endow Scholarships
UCLA Bruins
| University of California - Los Angeles
| December 07, 2016
Harford County Teacher Surprised with $25,000 Award
WBAL-TV
| NBC
| December 01, 2016
| Baltimore, MD
(MEA)
Havre de Grace Elementary Teacher Thomas Dennison Wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award
The Aegis
| The Baltimore Sun
| December 01, 2016
| Batimore, MD
(MEA)
Listen - Havre De Grace Teacher Wins National Honor
WBAL-FM
| NBC
| December 01, 2016
| Baltimore, MD
(MEA)
Watch: Havre de Grace Teacher receives Milken Educator Award
WMAR-TV
| ABC
| December 01, 2016
| Baltimore, MD
(MEA)
Havre de Grace Teacher Wins Milken Family Foundation Teaching Award
WJZ-TV
| CBS
| December 01, 2016
| Batimore, MD
(MEA)
Meraux Elementary Teacher Wins $25,000 National Milken Award
nola.com
| November 03, 2016
| New Orleans, LA
(MEA)
A Big Surprise
The Daily Iberian
| October 26, 2016
| New Iberia, LA
(MEA)
APS Elementary School Teacher Surprised with $25,000 Award
Aurora Sentinel
| October 26, 2016
| Aurora, CO
(MEA)
Surprise! Aurora Third-Grade Teacher Named Winner of $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Chalkbeat Colorado
| October 26, 2016
| Denver, CO
(MEA)
Jeanerette Principal Honored with National Educator Award
The Daily Advertiser
| October 25, 2016
| Lafayette, LA
(MEA)
Iberia Parish Principal Awarded $25,000
KADN-TV / KLAF-TV
| FOX / NBC
| October 25, 2016
| Lafayette, LA
(MEA)
Andrew Jackson Teacher Wins $25K, Milken Educator Award
The Philadelphia Tribune
| October 25, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
Iberia Parish Principal Receives National Honor
KATC-TV
| ABC
| October 25, 2016
| Lafayette, LA
(MEA)
Teacher Gets $25,000 for Being Awesome
WGNO-TV
| ABC
| October 24, 2016
| New Orleans, LA
(MEA)
UCLA Law School Competition Encourages Student Entrepreneurship
The Daily Bruin
| UCLA
| October 18, 2016
| Los Angeles, CA
(LMI)
National Foundation Marks Anniversary of Teacher's Award
Rocky Mount Telegram
| October 17, 2016
| Rocky Mount, NC
(MEA)
The Milken Family Foundation has Announced the Recipients of its 2016 Jewish Educator Awards
Jewish Journal
| October 14, 2016
| Los Angeles, CA
(JEA)
Teacher Wins 'Exemplary Educator'
COLlive
| October 12, 2016
| New York City, NY
(JEA)
Olathe Principal Gets Surprise $25,000 Milken Educator Award
KANU-FM
| NPR
| October 07, 2016
| Topeka, KS
(MEA)
Interview: Goshen Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award
WSBT-TV
| CBS
| October 07, 2016
| South Bend, IN
(MEA)
Olathe Elementary School Principal Stephanie Conklin Wins Prestigious Milken Award
Kansas City Star
| October 07, 2016
| Kansas City, MO
(MEA)
Olathe Elementary Principal Honored With One of the Highest Awards an Educator Can Earn
WDAF-TV
| FOX
| October 07, 2016
| Kansas City, MO
(MEA)
Olathe Elementary School Principal Receives Award, $25K
KMBC-TV
| ABC
| October 07, 2016
| Kansas City, MO
(MEA)
Slideshow: West Goshen Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
The Goshen News
| October 06, 2016
| Goshen, IN
(MEA)
Goshen Teacher Receives Milken Educator Award
WBND-TV
| ABC
| October 06, 2016
| South Bend, IN
(MEA)
West Goshen Elementary Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award
WTRC-FM
| October 06, 2016
| South Bend, IN
(MEA)
West Goshen's Aimee Schade Wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award
The Goshen News
| October 06, 2016
| Goshen, IN
(MEA)
West Goshen Elementary Master Teacher Wins Award, $25,000
The Elkhart Truth
| October 06, 2016
| Elkhart, IN
(MEA)
Watch: South Philly Teacher Receives Prestigious $25,000 Award
Philly Voice
| October 06, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
South Philadelphia Elementary School Teacher Wins $25K Surprise Award
WCAU-TV
| NBC
| October 06, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
Local Elementary School Teacher Receives a Surprise of a Lifetime
WPHL-TV
| MyNetworkTV
| October 06, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
South Philly Teacher Surprised With $25K Award
KYW-AM
| CBS
| October 05, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
Milken Family Foundation Honors South Philadelphia Teacher with Surprise Assembly and $25,000 Check
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
| October 05, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
$25k, National Recognition for Philly Teacher
The Philadelphia Inquirer
| Philadelphia, PA
| October 05, 2016
(MEA)
Philadelphia 5th Grade Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award
WCAU-TV
| NBC
| October 05, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
Philadelphia Teacher Surprised with Prestigious Educator Award
WPVI-TV
| ABC
| October 05, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
South Philly Teacher Surprised With $25K Award
KYW-TV
| CBS
| October 05, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
Local Elementary School Teacher Receives a Surprise of a Lifetime
WPHL-TV
| MyNetworkTV
| October 05, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(MEA)
I Went to My Former Kindergarten Student’s Wedding and I Cried
Education Post
| October 04, 2016
| Chicago, IL
(MEA)
Washburn Rural Middle School Students Recognized for Unsung Heroes Documentary
The Topeka Capital-Journal
| September 29, 2016
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
Seaman High School Students Claim Second Place in Unsung Heroes Contest
The Topeka Capital-Journal
| September 29, 2016
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
Washburn Rural High School Student Claims Unsung Heroes Prize
The Topeka Capital-Journal
| September 29, 2016
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
Royal Valley Eighth-Graders Win International Unsung Heroes Award
The Topeka Capital-Journal
| September 28, 2016
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
Local Jewish Educators Awarded for Excellence
Park Labrea News & Beverly Press
| September 28, 2016
| Los Angeles, CA
(JEA)
How School Leadership Can Make or Break a Teacher’s Decision to Stay in the Classroom
Education Post
| September 27, 2016
| Chicago, IL
(MEA)
RVMS Students Honored for Documentary Work
The Holton Recorder
| September 26, 2016
| Holton, KS
(LMC)
Milken Program Chooses Four Locals
The Northwest Current
| The Current Newspapers
| September 21, 2016
| Washington, DC
(MSP)
I Never Thought I’d Become a Teacher. Here’s How My Mom Changed My Mind.
Education Post
| September 20, 2016
| Chicago, IL
(MEA)
2 Batchelor Middle School Students Place 3rd in ‘International Discovery Award Competition’
WISH-TV
| CW
| September 19, 2016
| Indianapolis, IN
(LMC)
Iberia Parish Students' Documentary Wins International Discovery Award Competition
KATC-TV
| ABC
| September 15, 2016
| Denham Springs, LA
(LMC)
Meet 5 Superstar Teachers Who Won the 'Oscars of Teaching'
Parade
| August 12, 2016
| New York, NY
(MEA)
Poway Teacher Shares Tech, Policy Ideas Via Fellowships
The San Diego Union-Tribune
| July 31, 2016
| San Diego, CA
(LMC)
Indian American High School Students Among 15 Named Milken Scholars
India West
| July 26, 2016
| San Leandro, CA
(MSP)
Santa Monica Students Win Milken Scholarships
Santa Monica Daily Press
| July 14, 2016
| Santa Monica, CA
(MSP)
Two High School Seniors Selected as 2016 Milken Scholars
India Journal
| July 13, 2016
| Santa Fe Springs, CA
(MSP)
Poly High Grad Wins $10,000 After Being Named a 2016 Milken Scholar
Press-Telegram
| July 11, 2016
| Long Beach, CA
(MSP)
Dr. Michael Johnson Named Education Commissioner
Capital City Weekly
| June 22, 2016
| Juneau, AK
(MEA)
Simple Action in Civil Rights Era Makes Overland Park Woman an ‘Unsung Hero’
The Kansas City Star
| May 27, 2016
| Kansas City, MO
(LMC)
Tribute to 'Little Rock 9' Highlights First Day
The Fort Scott Tribune
| May 24, 2016
| Fort Scott, KS
(LMC)
The Power of Unsung Heroes: A Day of Storytelling and Discovery
KODE-TV
| ABC
| May 23, 2016
| Joplin, MO
(LMC)
Ed-Tech Startups Win Big in Business Plan Competition Funding
EdWeek
| May 12, 2016
| Bethesda MD
(Penn-GSE)
New Museum in Kansas Honors Unsung Heroes
Chicago Tribune
| May 10, 2016
| Chicago, IL
(LMC)
Hammond Teacher Among Those Lauded at White House
Post-Tribune
| May 05, 2016
| Merrillville, IN
Teacher Attends White House Event
Des Moines Register
| May 05, 2016
| Des Moines, IA
Northlake Christian Student Finishes Second in International Art Contest
The Times-Picayune
| April 26, 2016
| New Orleans
(LMC)
Exhibits Coming Together
Fort Scott Tribune
| April 22, 2016
| Fort Scott, KS
(LMC)
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Expansion Project
KODE-TV
| ABC
| April 21, 2016
| Joplin, MO
(LMC)
Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Awarded to Student Team for Medical Device Proposal
UCLA School of Law
| April 15, 2016
| Los Angeles, CA
(LMI)
Finalists and $140,000 in Prize Funding Announced For 2016 Education Business Plan Competition from University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education & the Milken Family Foundation
Penn Graduate School of Education
| April 11, 2016
| Philadelphia, PA
(Penn-GSE)
PWC Teacher Wins Milken Award
Prince William Times
| March 10, 2016
| Leesburg, VA
(MEA)
Prince William County Math Teacher Earns Milken Educator Award
WRC-TV
| NBC
| March 03, 2016
| Washington, DC
(MEA)
National Alliance Congratulates New Mexico Recipient of Milken Education Award
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
| February 26, 2016
| Washington, DC
(MEA)
Rio Rancho Teacher Awarded $25K as Winner of Milken Educator Award
KOB-TV
| NBC
| February 24, 2016
| Albuquerque, NM
(MEA)
Academy Instructor Named Winner of National Educator Award
Rio Rancho Observer
| February 24, 2016
| Rio Rancho, NM
(MEA)
Milken Award Winner Named At Whittier Middle School
KTXI-FM
| NPR
| February 18, 2016
| San Antonio, TX
(MEA)
Whittier Middle School Teacher Wins “Oscar of Teaching”
San Antonio Express-News
| February 18, 2016
| San Antonio, TX
(MEA)
Maryland Teacher Receives $25,000 Award
The Washington Post
| February 18, 2016
| Washington, DC
(MEA)
Maryland Teacher Honored with 'Oscar of Teaching'
WTTG-TV
| FOX
| February 17, 2016
| Washington, DC
(MEA)
Teacher Surprised with $25,000 Award
St. Joseph News-Press
| February 11, 2016
| Saint Joseph, MO
(MEA)
Lexington Teacher Wins Prestigious Milken Award and $25,000
The State
| February 09, 2016
| Columbia, SC
(MEA)
South Florence Teacher Gets $25,000 Surprise During Assembly
Florence Morning News
| February 09, 2016
| Florence, SC
(MEA)
Waipahu HS Science Teacher Earns Milken Educator Award
KITV-TV
| ABC
| January 29, 2016
| Honolulu, HI
(MEA)
Milken Scholars, More Than a Scholarship
Los Angeles Times High School Insider blog
| January 20, 2016
| Los Angeles, CA
(MSP)
Meridian Teacher Gets $25K Milken Educator Award
The Clarion-Ledger
| January 20, 2016
| Jackson, MS
(MEA)
Watch as Citronelle High Teacher Gets $25,000 Surprise in the Middle of School Assembly
Mobile Press-Register
| January 19, 2016
| Mobile, AL
(MEA)
Bellevue Physics Teacher Wins $25,000 National Award
The Seattle Times
| January 07, 2016
| Seattle, WA
(MEA)
Bilingual Oregon Middle School Teacher 'Can Teach Anyone, Anything,' Wins $25,000
The Oregonian
| January 06, 2016
| Portland, OR
(MEA)