2008 MILKEN NATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE PRESS MATERIALS
PRESS RELEASE Educators as Leaders: Milken Family Foundation and Teacher Advancement Program™ Join Forces to Make Quality Teachers #1 Priority March 3, 2008 PRESS RELEASE Educators as Leaders: Milken National Education Conference and National Teacher Advancement Program Conference Schedule of Highlights March 3, 2008
FACT SHEET Milken Educator Awards BIO Lowell Milken, Chairman	FACT SHEET Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)™	PHOTOS Click here to download photos from the Milken Educator Awards Gala

OTHER MFF PRESS MATERIALS PRESS RELEASE Milken Educator Mat McClenahan Blogs for PBS Teachers on Closing the Achievement Gap through Technology March 3, 2008 PRESS RELEASE President of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Former Dean of UCLA Graduate School of Education, Dr. Lewis C. Solmon Leaves Legacy of Education Reform December 17, 2007 PRESS RELEASE Equipping English Learners with 21st Century Skills Is Focus of Milken Educator Justin Minkel Blog for PBS Teachers December 5, 2007 PRESS RELEASE Four Los Angeles-Area Teachers Surprised with $15,000 Jewish Educator Awards October 24, 2007 PRESS RELEASE From a Blackfeet Reservation to NY's Lower East Side, 22 Communities To Be Enriched Through Milken Festival for Youth School-Based Service Grants August 17, 2007 PRESS RELEASE The Future Breaks Open for Sixteen Top Students Tapped as New Milken Scholars June 18, 2007 PRESS RELEASE Milken Family Foundation Produces DVD of "Life in a Jar" March 7, 2007 PRESS RELEASE "Life in a Jar" Performance Opens the Lid on the True Story of the Warsaw Angel February 2, 2007 Click here for more press releases MFF IN THE NEWS What the media has been writing about the Milken Family Foundation Thinking green pays off for students Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) April 18, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards) Around South County: Tracey's students give PE teacher a dramatic makeover The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) April 10, 2008 (Milken Festival for Youth) The Daring Dozen 2008: Our Heroes – Sakhalin Finnie: Inspirational Project-Centered Teaching Edutopia (The George Lucas Educational Foundation) April 9, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards) Baltimore Chemistry Teacher receives the distinguished Milken Educator Award in Los Angeles Baltimore Times April 7, 2008 (2008 Milken Family Foundation National Education Conference) Former student wins national education award The Spectator (Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire) April 7, 2008 (2008 Milken Family Foundation National Education Conference) 3 Southern California teachers win $25,000 Milken Educator Awards Los Angeles Times March 31, 2008 (2008 Milken Family Foundation National Education Conference) How to Make Great Teachers (Cover story) Time February 25, 2008 (Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)) Teacher inspires aha moment: 'Science -- yeah!' The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) January 21, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards – 2007 National Notifications) 'What a great day to be a Viking' The Forest Grove News-Times (Forest Grove, Oregon) January 16, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards – 2007 National Notifications) Forest Grove High School Principal O'Neill awarded $25,000 The Hillsboro Argus (Hillsboro, Oregon) January 15, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards – 2007 National Notifications) Local news in brief: DETROIT: Award-winning teachers to be recognized Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) January 14, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards – 2007 National Notifications) Honored for their determination, results The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) January 11, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards – 2007 National Notifications) In brief: Educator award given to local grad Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon) January 11, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards – 2007 National Notifications) Rising Above Low Expectations (Audio available) News & Notes National Public Radio January 10, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards) Salem teacher helps make history more appealing The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Virginia) January 9, 2008 (Milken Educator Awards) Click here for more MFF in the News