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.
Milken Foundation Gifts UCLA with Center for Music of American Jewish Experience
Jewish Journal
| December 18, 2020
| Los Angeles, CA
(MA)
UCLA Launches Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience
Milken Archive of Jewish Music
| December 03, 2020
| Santa Monica, CA
(MA)
Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream Announces I, Too, Am the Dream Winners
Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
| November 11, 2020
| Washington, D.C.
Somerset ISD, Texas, Earns $50,000 District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness
National Institute for Excellence in teaching (NIET)
| November 10, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Exclusive Book & Movie Reviews: Herman Berlinski’s Avodat Shabbat Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
Jewish Virtual Library
| American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE)
| November 02, 2020
| Chevy Chase, MD
(MA)
Is Teaching a Learning Profession? How Iowa's Investments in Teacher Leadership and Support Are Helping All Educators Grow
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET)
| September 30, 2020
| Nashville, TN
5th Grade Student Wins $1,000 for National Research Award
WCSC-TV
| CBS
| September 25, 2020
| Charleston, SC
(LMC)
CapFed Best News: 2 Area Students Win Big in National Contest for Projects on Unsung Heroes
Topeka Capital-Journal
| September 23, 2020
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
WATCH --> Orangeburg County Elementary School Wins National Improvement Award
WLTX-TV
| CBS
| September 21, 2020
| Columbia, SC
Mellichamp Elementary in Orangeburg Earns $5,000 School of Promise Award
Charleston Daily
| September 18, 2020
| Charleston, SC
Local Students Win Discovery Award Inspired by Unsung Heroes
WIBW-TV
| CBS
| September 16, 2020
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy in Knoxville Earns $5,000 School of Promise Award
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET)
| September 11, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Four Ways State Leaders Can Help Teachers Implement High-Quality Curriculum
Ed Note
| Education Commission of the States
| September 04, 2020
| Denver, CO
Milken Scholars 2020: Jiyoun Roh
Crescenta Valley Weekly
| August 27, 2020
| La Crescenta, CA
(MSP)
AOC Graduates Selected as Milken Scholars
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
| August 26, 2020
| Santa Clarita, CA
(MSP)
Armchair Travelers Can Take Virtual Tours Of 10 Jewish Museums Around The World
The Jewish Herald-Voice
| August 20, 2020
| Houston, TX
(MA)
WATCH --> South Carolina to Offer Training to Teachers, Principals on Virtual Instruction
WBTW-TV
| CBS
| August 11, 2020
| Myrtle Beach, SC
Two South Asians Among Eleven to Receive Milken Scholars Award
The South Asian Times
| August 06, 2020
| Dix Hills, NY
(MSP)
Accomplished Los Angeles Students Receive Milken Scholars Award
Park La Brea News
| August 06, 2020
| Los Angeles, CA
(MSP)
Irena Sendler and the Girls from Kansas
Humanities
| National Endowment for the Humanities
| August 03, 2020
| Washington, DC
(LMC)
Once Estudiantes de Los Ángeles Recibirán Una Beca de $10,000
El Clasificado
| Los Angeles, CA
| July 31, 2020
(MSP)
DC Student Will Attend Harvard on a Full Scholarship, but That’s Not All He Has Earned
WTOP-FM
| July 30, 2020
| Chevy Chase, MD
(MSP)
South Bronx Student Wins National Scholarship
Norwood News
| July 29, 2020
| Bronx, NY
(MSP)
These Kids Will Be All Right: Meet The New Milken Scholars
BKLyner
| July 29, 2020
| Brooklyn NY
(MSP)
Fort Hamilton Student Gets Scholarship to Brown University
Brooklyn Reporter
| July 15, 2020
| Brooklyn, NY
(MSP)
Brooklyn Freshman Of South Asian Origin Wins Prestigious Milken Scholarship
News India Times
| July 14, 2020
| Jersey City, NJ
(MSP)
Pandemic or Not, Students Need Great Content Paired With Strong Teaching
Education Post
| July 13, 2020
| Oak Forest, IL
Student Wins $2K for Art Competition
San Diego Union-Tribune
| June 25, 2020
| San Diego, CA
(LMC)
WATCH --> Jackson’s Charles Rounds III Wins International Art Competition
News Mississippi
| June 06, 2020
| Jackson, MS
(LMC)
Confronting Fascism Through Creativity: Jackson Student Wins International Art Prize
Mississippi Free Press
| June 04, 2020
| Jackson, MS
(LMC)
San Antonio High Schooler Wins $3K Prize in International Art Competition
Rivard Report
| June 04, 2020
| San Antonio, TX
(LMC)
It Was a Bumpy Ride, But Virtual Schooling During the Coronavirus Boosted Teachers' Tech Skills
Education Week
| June 02, 2020
| Bethesda, MD
Local Student Wins Prize in 5th Annual ArtEffect Project Competition
Marietta Daily Journal
| May 29, 2020
| Marietta, GA
(LMC)
Charles Rounds: Power APAC Student Rebuild the Future with Art
Jackson Free Press
| May 28, 2020
| Jackson, MS
(LMC)
Duplessis Primary Receives $50,000 NIET Founder’s Award
Gonzales Weekly Citizen
| May 19, 2020
| Gonzales, LA
Slaton High School recognized with $10,000 as NIET Founder’s Award finalist
KLBK-TV
| CBS
| May 19, 2020
| Lubbock, TX
Focus Moves to Fall as Whitmer Targets School Year and How in-Person Classes Can Resume
WJBK-TV
| FOX
| May 16, 2020
| Southfield, MI
Taking Great Teaching Online
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | NIET
| April 24, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Making the Final Push Worth It
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | NIET
| April 14, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Working Remotely: If you want to curl up in a ball in the corner of the room, you are not alone!
National Institute for Excellence in Learning | NIET
| April 08, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Leading Learning, but Remotely
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | NIET
| April 06, 2020
| Nashville, TN
To Do's for Today's Virtual Teaching
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | NIET
| April 02, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Nine Strategies for Leading Clearly and Effectively
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | NIET
| March 31, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Remote Learning Resources
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | NIET
| March 19, 2020
| Nashville, TN
Noreen Green Profiled in Milken Archive Spotlight Series
USC Thornton School of Music
| March 02, 2020
| Los Angeles, CA
(MA)
UCLA to Host First-Ever American Jewish Music Festival
Jewish Jounal
| January 22, 2020
| Los Angeles, CA
(MA)
Outstanding Teacher: Erica Stephens
Memphis Parent
| January 21, 2020
| Memphis, TN
(MEA)
Local Principal Wins $25,000
KSWT-TV, KYMA-TV, KECY-TV/KESE-TV
| CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC and Telemundo
| January 17, 2020
| Yuma, AZ
(MEA)
Educador de San Luis Recibe Premio Nacional
Bajo El Sol\Yuma Sun
| January 17, 2020
| Yuna, AZ
(MEA)
Educator Awards
Jewish Journal
| January 08, 2020
| Los Angeles, CA
(JEA)