Initiatives

 

Signature Initiatives

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Milken Educator Awards

The nation’s preeminent teacher recognition program—launched in 1987—celebrates, elevates and activates talented educators.

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Milken Archive of Jewish Music

Founded in 1990, the award-winning Milken Archive of Jewish Music reveals the universality of the Jewish experience to people of all faiths and backgrounds.

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Milken Scholars

Milken Scholars identifies extraordinarily talented youth and provides them the resources and networks to help themselves and those around them.

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Jewish Educator Awards

Each fall, four unsuspecting educators in BJE-affiliated schools are surprised before their entire school communities with individual unrestricted Jewish Educator Awards of $15,000 each.

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Mike's Math Club

Students learn "secret codes" and "handy hints" that promote math skills, play math games, and increase their sense of self-worth as their skills improve.

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Affiliated Organizations

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National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

Committed to raising achievement levels for all students by focusing on the most powerful lever for change—teachers and the leadership that supports them.

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Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes

The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes discovers, develops and shares the inspiring stories of individuals who have made a profound, positive impact on the course of history.

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Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience

The new Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at UCLA (UCLA MAJE) is North America's first permanent academic home for the study of music of American Jewish experience.

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The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography

Created to advance the research, teaching and understanding of letterform design, the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at Art Center is an influential force in the field of visual language.

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Milken Institute

A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken Institute believes in the power of capital markets to solve urgent social and economic challenges and improve lives.

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Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law

The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy prepares students for outstanding careers and leadership in business, the non-profit sector and philanthropy.

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Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University

“A 21st century center of global public health leadership,” tackling the most pressing public health challenges with a focus on prevention of disease and promotion of wellness.

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Milken Community Schools

A college preparatory education designed to develop students intellectually, spiritually, artistically and physically.

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NAMI Westside LA

NAMI Westside Los Angeles offers free education programs along with support, guidance, and hope for the growing number of Angelenos affected by mental health conditions.

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High Tech Los Angeles

Ranked as California’s top charter high school, Lowell Milken High Tech Los Angeles (HTLA) engages students with a rigorous curriculum rich in technology and complemented by real world internships.

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Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition

"Share your idea, change the world" through this international competition for innovation in education.

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The Children of Willesden Lane

Teaching hope, passion and courage through the story of Lisa Jura, who fled the Nazis aboard the Kindertransport and triumphed over tragedy to become a concert pianist.

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