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.
Salem Teacher Julie Cleave Wins $25,000 for Exceptional Work with Students
The Oregorian
| December 11, 2014
| Portland, OR
(MEA)
Elizabeth Public Schools Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
NJ.com
| December 08, 2014
| Iselin, NJ
(MEA)
Elizabeth Teacher Surprised with $25,000 Birthday Gift
NJ Today
| December 08, 2014
| Rahway, NJ
(MEA)
We Remember: Leah Hoffmitz
AIGA
| American Institute of Graphic Arts
| December 05, 2014
| New York, NY
(HMCT)
Dr. Ernie Adkins, Princeton Primary Principal, Earns Milken Award
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph
| December 04, 2014
| Bluefiled, WV
(MEA)
Chambersburg Teacher Named 2014 Milken Educator Award Winner
WHTM-TV
| ABC
| December 03, 2014
| Harrisburg, PA
(MEA)
Art Center College of Design Receives $2 Million Gift to Establish Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography
Pasadena Now
| December 02, 2014
| Pasadena, CA
(HMCT)
Clarksville Teacher’s Life Forever Changed, Wins $25,000
The Leaf-Chronicle
| November 25, 2014
| Clarksville, Tennessee
(MEA)
Clarksville Teacher Earns Prestigious Award
WSVM-TV
| NBC
| November 25, 2014
| Nashville, TN
(MEA)
Milken Archive’s New Wedding Album
Jewish Journal
| November 13, 2014
| Los Angeles, CA
(MA)
Niskayuna Teacher Receives National Milken Educator Award
Times Union
| November 12, 2014
| Albany, NY
(MEA)
Rosendale Teacher Receives Award
WNYT-TV
| NBC
| November 12, 2014
| Albany, NY
(MEA)
The Real Story – Bloomfield Schools Making Strides
Fox CT-TV
| November 09, 2014
| Hartford, CT
(MEA)
Anchorage Gym Teacher Receives $25,000 National Award
Alaska Dispatch News
| November 07, 2014
| Anchorage, AK
(MEA)
Los Angeles Principal Receives Prestigious Award
Chabad Lubavitch World HQ
| November 06, 2014
| Brooklyn, New York
(JEA)
Moving and Shaking: American Technion Society, Jewish Educator Awards, LAMOTH and More
Jewish Journal
| November 06, 2014
| Los Angeles, CA
(JEA)
Jewish Educators Receive Surprise Gifts
Park Labrea News / Beverly Press
| November 06, 2014
| Los Angeles, CA
(JEA)
Spokane Teacher Wins Milken Award
Spokesman-Review
| November 05, 2014
| Spokane, WA
(MEA)
Ground Broken for Lowell Milken Center Expansion
Fort Scott Tribune
| October 31, 2014
| Fort Scott, KS
(LMC)
Princeton Teacher Angela Harvala Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
StarTribune
| October 30, 2014
| Minneapolis, MN
(MEA)
Lowell Milken Center Announces New Building Location
KODE-TV
| NBC
| October 30, 2014
| Joplin, MO
(LMC)
Lincoln Elementary Teacher Receives National Recognition
WKOW-TV
| ABC
| October 29, 2014
| Madison, WI
(MEA)
Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award
KELO-TV
| CBS
| October 24, 2014
| Sioux Falls, SD
(MEA)
Conover Teacher Wins $25K Milken Family Foundation Award
WHKY-AM
| October 17, 2014
| Hickory, NC
(MEA)
Medford Teacher Anthony Petrelis Talks About Milken Educator Award Honor
WickedLocal Medford
| October 16, 2014
| Medford, MA
(MEA)
Wentzville Teacher Wins Prestigious Award
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| October 16, 2014
| St. Louis, MO
(MEA)
Bloomfield's Metacomet Elementary School Principal Receives Milken Educator Award
Hartford Courant
| October 09, 2014
| Hartford, CT
(MEA)
Commission OKs Design for New Milken Center Building
The Fort Scott Tribune
| October 08, 2014
| Fort Scott, KS
(LMC)
Medford Teacher Wins Prestigious Award, $25,000
WCVB-TV
| ABC
| October 08, 2014
| Boston, MA
(MEA)
Medford Teacher Anthony Petrelis Receives National Milken Educator Award
Medford Transcript
| October 08, 2014
| Medford, MA
(MEA)
Milken Institute SPH Earns 2014 Architecture Award
The George Washington University
| October 01, 2014
| Washington, DC
(MPH@GW)
Research!America To Honor Leaders in Medical and Health Research Advocacy
Research!America Blog
| September 30, 2014
| Alexandria, VA
Lowell Milken Center to Expand
The Fort Scott Tribune
| September 17, 2014
| Fort Scott, KS
(LMC)
SE Kansas Museum Plans Expansion After Donation
KOAM-TV
| CBS
| September 17, 2014
| Pittsburg, Kansas
(LMC)
Retaining Hope and Voice in the Midst of Conflict
Facing History and Ourselves
| September 03, 2014
| Los Angeles, CA
(COWL)
NJCU partners with new Innovation High School
The Jersey Journal
| August 08, 2014
| NJ
(MEA)
Queens Student Becomes School's First African-American Valedictorian
Huffington Post
| June 19, 2014
| New York, NY
(MSP)
Shanelle Davis Named First African-American Valedictorian of Queens High School
Atlanta Black Star
| June 19, 2014
| Atlanta, GA
(MSP)
Student Becomes First African-American Valedictorian At Benjamin Cardozo High School
CBS New York
| June 18, 2014
| New York, NY
(MSP)
Benjamin Cardozo HS to graduate first black valedictorian
The Queens Courier
| June 17, 2014
| New York, NY
(MSP)
10 Awards for Great Teachers
Huffington Post
| June 11, 2014
(MEA)
Bright future ahead for Alaska's students
Juneau Empire
| June 08, 2014
| Juneau, Alaska
(MEA)
Your Money: Class Field Trip Stops at a Local Pawnshop
New York Times
| May 23, 2014
| New York, New York
(MEA)
Celebrating a productive year
Albuquerque Journal
| May 20, 2014
| Albuquerque, NM
(MEA)
Michael Milken, top University leaders celebrate opening of public health building
The GW Hatchet
| George Washington University
| May 15, 2014
| Washington, D.C.
(MPH@GW)
Talented principal leaving Pike Township to open charter school
Indianapolis Star
| May 15, 2014
| Indianapolis Star
(MEA)
Mind Trust names Pike Township principal an Education Entrepreneur Fellow
Chalkbeat Indiana
| May 15, 2014
| Indianapolis, Indiana
(MEA)
Principal Harper to slow down and smell the roses
Albuquerque Journal
| May 11, 2014
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
(MEA)
Why be a Teacher? Katie Graupman has the Answer
Idaho Education Association
| May 08, 2014
| Boise, ID
(MEA)
Seven months pregnant and $25,000 richer
Southwest Community Connection
| May 01, 2014
| Portland, Oregon
(MEA)
3 Questions For Chris Laughland
Sahuarita Sun
| April 28, 2014
| Sahuarita, Ariz.
(MEA)
Beloved teacher lands national honor
The Olympian
| April 19, 2014
| Olympia, Washington
(MEA)
Four Milken-Penn GSE business plan finalists from Philly
Philadelphia Business Journal
| April 18, 2014
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Penn-GSE)
Wayne High teacher honored in capital
Journal Gazette
| April 18, 2014
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
(MEA)
Portland Math Teacher Receives Milken Educator Award
Oregon Public Broadcasting
| April 16, 2014
| Portland, Oregon
(MEA)
Robert Gray teacher earns prestigious award
KGW-TV
| ABC
| April 16, 2014
| Portland, Oregon
(MEA)
Tacoma teacher wins national education award
KING-TV
| NBC
| April 16, 2014
| Seattle, Washington
(MEA)
Lincoln High teacher Nathan Gibbs-Bowling named one of America's top teachers
News Tribune
| April 16, 2014
| Tacoma, Washington
(MEA)
Tacoma Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award
KUOW-FM
| NPR
| April 16, 2014
| Seattle, Washington
(MEA)
Lincoln High teacher Nathan Gibbs-Bowling named one of America's top teachers
News Tribune
| April 15, 2014
| Tacoma, Washington
(MEA)
Tacoma teacher is $25,000 award recipient
Washington Education Assn.
| April 15, 2014
| Federal Way, Washington
(MEA)
Burrell teacher surprised by award
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| April 03, 2014
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(MEA)
Real Science at Loflin Middle School
CBS DFW
| March 27, 2014
| Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
(MEA)
Manzano teacher wins national award
Albuquerque Journal
| March 15, 2014
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
(MEA)
NM teacher receives Milken award
KRQE-TV
| CBS
| March 14, 2014
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
(MEA)
Manzano teacher wins prestigious award
Albuquerque Journal
| March 14, 2014
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
(MEA)
DHMS principal to receive award Thursday
Juneau Empire
| March 12, 2014
| Juneau, Alaska
(MEA)
George Washington University receives $80M donation from Redstone, Milken
CBS This Morning
| CBS
| March 11, 2014
| New York, New York
(MPH@GW)
GWU to receive $80 million for public health
Washington Post
| March 10, 2014
| Washington, D.C.
(MPH@GW)
Kalakaua Teacher Wins National Award
KHNR-AM
| March 05, 2014
| Honolulu, Hawaii
(MEA)
Milken Award winner details her big surprise
KHNL-TV
| NBC
| March 05, 2014
| Honolulu, Hawaii
(MEA)
Award honors EM native's commitment
Quad City Times
| March 05, 2014
| Quad Cities, Iowa-Illinois
(MEA)
Teacher surprised with $25K educator award
KHON
| FOX
| March 04, 2014
| Honolulu, Hawaii
(MEA)
Kalakaua teacher surprised with Milken award
KITV
| ABC
| March 04, 2014
| Honolulu, Hawaii
(MEA)
Kalakaua Middle School teacher wins $25K award
SFGate.com
| Associated Press
| March 04, 2014
| San Francisco, California
(MEA)
Kalakaua Middle School teacher surprised with national award
Hawaii News Now
| March 03, 2014
| Honolulu, Hawaii
(MEA)
Kalakaua Middle School science teacher wins national award
Star-Advertiser
| March 03, 2014
| Honolulu, Hawaii
(MEA)
Fairfax County teacher receives Milken award
Richmond Times-Dispatch
| March 02, 2014
| Richmond, Virginia
(MEA)
Hayfield Science Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken National Educator Award
Fairfax Daily-Monitor
| February 28, 2014
| Fairfax, Virginia
(MEA)
Va teacher gets national education award
Washington Post
| February 28, 2014
| Washington, D.C.
(MEA)
Virginia teacher gets national education award
WVVA-TV
| NBC
| February 28, 2014
| Bluefield, West Virginia
(MEA)
Hayfield Secondary School Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award
Kingstowne-Rose Hill Patch
| February 28, 2014
| Kingstowne-Rose Hill, Virginia
(MEA)
Baltimore teacher wins $25K, prestigious award
WBAL-TV
| NBC
| February 27, 2014
| Baltimore, Maryland
(MEA)
City College Teacher Surprised With $25,000 Milken Foundation Honor
WJS-TV
| CBS
| February 27, 2014
| Baltimore, Maryland
(MEA)
City College teacher wins Milken Educator Award
Baltimore Sun
| February 27, 2014
| Baltimore, Maryland
(MEA)
Baltimore City teacher lands big cash reward
WMAR-TV
| ABC
| February 27, 2014
| Baltimore, Maryland
(MEA)
Major national award goes to Jonesboro teacher
KAIT-TV
| ABC
| February 21, 2014
| Jonesboro, Arkansas
(MEA)
Jonesboro Teacher Wins Prestigious Award
Talk Business Arkansas
| February 20, 2014
| Little Rock, Arkansas
(MEA)
Milken Foundation honors Jackson teacher
Associated Press
| Sun Herald
| February 20, 2014
| Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi
(MEA)
Jonesboro Teacher Receives 2013 Milken Educator Award
ADE Briefs
| Arkansas Dept. of Education
| February 20, 2014
| Little Rock, Arkansas
(MEA)
Jim Hill Teacher Wins Prestigious Award
Jackson Free Press
| February 20, 2014
| Jackson, Mississippi
(MEA)
Jonesboro teacher Hodges wins Milken Educator Award
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
| February 20, 2014
| Little Rock, Arkansas
(MEA)
Jonesboro Teacher is Milken Educator Award Recipient
KARK-TV
| February 20, 2014
| Little Rock, Arkansas
(MEA)
Jim Hill High educator honored with $25K Milken Award
Clarion Ledger
| February 19, 2014
| Jackson, Mississippi
(MEA)
Teacher awarded $25K for work in education
Clarion Ledger
| February 19, 2014
| Jackson, Mississippi
(MEA)
Grand Bay teacher wins prestigious award
WALA-TV
| FOX
| February 18, 2014
| Mobile, Alabama
(MEA)
Alabama teacher wins prestigious national award
WSFA-TV
| NBC
| February 18, 2014
| Montgomery, Alabama
(MEA)
Bowling Green High administrator wins national Milken honor
Kentucky Teacher
| Kentucky Dept. of Education
| February 18, 2014
| Frankfort, Kentucky
(MEA)
Grand Bay Middle Teacher Surprised
WPMI-TV
| NBC
| February 18, 2014
| Mobile, Alabama
(MEA)
Grand Bay Middle reading specialist wins 'the Oscar of teaching' and $25,000
Mobile Press-Register
| February 18, 2014
| Mobile, Alabama
(MEA)
Bowling Green Principal Honored with National Award
WKYU-FM
| February 14, 2014
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
(MEA)
Milken winner approachable, helpful, BGHS students say
Daily News
| February 13, 2014
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
(MEA)
Freshman Principal Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Bowling Green Independent School District
| February 12, 2014
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
(MEA)
Educator receives $25,000 award
Daily News
| February 12, 2014
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
(MEA)
Athens City Middle School teacher recipient of prestigious award
Times Free Press
| February 12, 2014
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
(MEA)
Bowling Green High's Freshman Principal Wins Milken Educator Award
WBKO-TV
| ABC
| February 12, 2014
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
(MEA)
Tennessee Teacher Surprised by $25,000
Classroom Chornicles
| Tennessee Dept. of Education
| February 11, 2014
| Nashville, Tennessee
(MEA)
Athens Middle teacher Kevin Winters wins $25,000 Milken Award
WRCB-TV
| NBC
| February 11, 2014
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
(MEA)
Award-Winning Teaching. Alum nationally recognized with Milken Educator Award
UNC Bear Dean
| University of Northern Colorado
| February 11, 2014
| Greeley, Colorado
(MEA)
Athens teacher wins $25,000 national award
WBIR-TV
| NBC
| February 11, 2014
| Knoxville, Tennessee
(MEA)
Bullock picks Anaconda High educator Angela McLean as lieutenant governor
Independent Record
| February 11, 2014
| Helena, Montana
(MEA)
Hollywood science teacher Luis Espinosa recognized
El Sentinel
| South Florida Sun Sentinel
| February 05, 2014
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(MEA)
Spaulding High School teacher receives national award
WCAX-TV
| CBS
| February 04, 2014
| Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Former Clearfield resident receives Milken Educator Award in S.D.
The Progress
| February 01, 2014
| Clearfield, Pennsylvania
(MEA)
Folk artist Pete Seeger, 94, crossed paths with Jewish activists
J Weekly
| January 30, 2014
| San Francisco, California
(MA)
Joplin High School teacher honored by Governor of Missouri
KOAM-TV
| CBS
| January 22, 2014
| Joplin, Missouri
(MEA)
Burrell teacher wins prestigious Milken Foundation Award
Tribune-Review
| January 14, 2014
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(MEA)
Burrell High teacher wins $25,000 Milken award
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| January 14, 2014
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(MEA)
Westmoreland County teacher wins $25,000 prize
York Daily Record
| Associated Press
| January 14, 2014
| York, Pennsylvania
(MEA)
Brashier Middle principal promotes hard work, right choices
Greenville News
| January 14, 2014
| Greenville, South Carolina
(MEA)
Surprise! Spaulding High Teacher Wins Educator Award
WVNY-TV/WFFF-TV
| ABC/FOX
| January 10, 2014
| Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Vt. teacher gets $25K Milken award
Boston Globe
| Associated Press
| January 10, 2014
| Boston, Massachusetts
(MEA)
Barre teacher wins $25,000 award
Burlington Free Press
| January 10, 2014
| Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Barre teacher named Vt.'s Milken Educator of the Year
WCAX-TV
| CBS
| January 10, 2014
| Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Milken Family Foundation surprises Barre teacher with $25,000 educator award
Vermont Business Magazine
| January 10, 2014
| South Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Teacher awarded national prize
WPTZ-TV
| NBC
| January 10, 2014
| Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Barre teacher named Vt.'s Milken Educator of the Year
WCAX-TV
| CBS
| January 10, 2014
| Burlington, Vermont
(MEA)
Malverne Teacher Nominated for National Teachers Hall of Fame
Patch
| January 09, 2014
| Malverne, New York
(LMC)
Sahuarita teacher stunned by $25,000 award
Arizona Daily Star
| January 08, 2014
| Tucson, Arizona
(MEA)
Walden Grove teacher gets Milken Educator Award
Arizona Daily Star
| January 08, 2014
| Tucson, Arizona
(MEA)
Sahuarita teacher honored with national Milken Educator Award
Green Valley News
| January 08, 2014
| Green Valley, Arizona
(MEA)
Teacher honored with national award
Sahuarita Sun
| January 08, 2014
| Sahuarita, Arizona
(MEA)
Arizona teacher wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Associated Press
| KSWT-TV
| January 08, 2014
| Yuma, Arizona
(MEA)
Sahuarita Teacher Surprised with Milken Educator Award
AZEdNews.com
| Arizona School Boards Association
| January 08, 2014
| Phoenix, AZ
(MEA)
Heineman touts job-creation, education
KRVN-FM
| January 01, 2014
| Lexington, NE
(MEA)