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.
Awards Recognize a Talent for Education
Beverly Press | Park Labrea News
| October 14, 2021
| Los Angeles, CA
(JEA)
Slaton ISD Included in $12 Million Grant to Improve Teaching, Combat COVID-19 Learning Loss
KCBD-TV
| NBC
| October 05, 2021
| Lubbock, TX
New Iberia Sixth-Grader Features Great Grandfather’s Civil Rights Legacy in Award Winning Documentary
Acadiana Advocate
| October 03, 2021
| Baton Rouge, LA
(LMC)
EP 10th Grader Sasha Allen Wins Documentary Grand Prize
Eden Prairie Local News
| October 02, 2021
| Eden Prairie, MN
(LMC)
Iberia Parish Elementary Student Wins National Award for Documentary
KATC-TV
| ABC
| September 30, 2021
| Lafayette, LA
(LMC)
Jefferson Island Elementary Student Wins for Documentary About Great-Grandfather, TJ Jemison
The Daily Iberian
| September 29, 2021
| New Iberia, LA
(LMC)
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching Mentors Educators
KAGS-TV
| NBC
| September 28, 2021
| Waco, TX
Practicing Civil Discourse in Polarized Times isn’t Easy, But it Can Bring People Together
The Cascadia Advocate
| August 30, 2021
| Redmond, WA
(MEA)
Milken Foundation Gives $1.2M In Response To Mental Health Crisis
Patch.com
| August 19, 2021
| Santa Monica, CA
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
KSN-TV
| NBC
| August 09, 2021
| Wichita, KS
(LMC)
Fort Scott Has Been Chosen as One of The Seven Small Towns to Visit in Kansas
KODE-TV
| ABC
| July 21, 2021
| Joplin, MO
(LMC)
El Programa Milken Scholars Eligió a Once Studiantes de Los Ángeles, Incluyendo a Seis de Origen Hispano
El Clasificado
| July 13, 2021
| Norwalk, CA
(MSP)
Los Angeles High School Stars Receive Milken Scholars Award
The Rafu Shimpo
| July 10, 2021
| Los Angeles, CA
(MSP)
Your Next Summer Adventure Awaits in Kansas
KSNT-TV/KTMJ-TV
| NBC/FOX
| July 08, 2021
| Topeka, KS
(LMC)
Newark Charter Teacher Awarded with a Fellowship
The Newark Post
| July 02, 2021
| Elkton, MD
(LMC)
Granada Hills High Grad Receives Milken Scholarship
San Fernando Valley Sun
| July 01, 2021
| San Fernando, CA
(MSP)
Enterprising Indian American, Bangladeshi American Students Named Among 2021 Group of Milken Scholars
India-West
| July 01, 2021
| San Leandro, CA
(MSP)
2021 Milken Scholars Named
Beverly Press
| July 01, 2021
| Beverly Hills, CA
(MSP)
The Soundtrack of the Jewish People
Moment Magazine
| June 29, 2021
| Washington, DC
(MA)
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes is Expanding
KODE-TV
| ABC
| June 29, 2021
| Joplin MO
(LMC)
Annually, “The Milken Center” Recognizes Great Educators Nationally
KODE-TV
| ABC
| June 29, 2021
| Joplin, MO
(LMC)
New Fort Scott Park to Honor “Unsung Heroes”
KOAM-TV
| CBS
| June 29, 2021
| Pittsburg, KS
(LMC)
Exceptional Palos Verdes Student To Receive $10K Scholarship
Patch.com
| June 28, 2021
| Palos Verdes, CA
(MSP)
Jahin Rahman and Ashfah Alam are Students for Change
Seema
| June 19, 2021
| Pennington, NJ
(MSP)
Stuyvesant Watson Jiang Jiexi Receives the Milken Scholars Scholarship
World Journal
| June 15, 2021
| New York, NY
(MSP)
B-TV Students Win International Art Contest, Video Competition
The Herald-Times
| USA Today Network
| June 14, 2021
| Bloomington, IN
(LMC)
Joplin Student a Winner in Lowell Milken Center's International Art Competition
The Joplin Globe
| June 11, 2021
| Joplin, MO
(LMC)
Issaquah High School Student Wins International Art Competition
Issaquah Reporter
| June 11, 2021
| Issaquah, WA
(LMC)
Buhler Teacher Named Lowell Milken Center Fellow
The Hutchinson News
| USA Today Network
| June 09, 2021
| Hutchinson, KS
(LMC)
Jacksonville Student Recreates Boyhood Diary of Holocaust Survivor, Wins International Honor
The Florida Times-Union
| USA Today Network
| June 08, 2021
| Jacksonville, FL
(LMC)
LaVilla School For The Arts 8th Grader Wins International Art Award
WJCT-FM
| NPR
| June 04, 2021
| Jacksonville, FL
(LMC)
'We Are the Melting Pot of Marion County': South Side School Honored for Educational Excellence
WRTV-TV
| ABC
| April 13, 2021
| Indianapolis, IN
Enjoy Jewish Music This April Through MAJE
Park LaBrea News | Beverly Press
| April 08, 2021
| Los Angeles, CA
(MA)
Ali Kriegsman Shares Story Behind Successful Technology Company Bulletin
Today
| WNBC-TV
| April 06, 2021
| New York, NY
(MSP)
“For the Love of Opera: Celebrating RBG’s 88th Birthday”
The Los Angeles Times
| March 18, 2021
| Los Angeles, CA
(MA)
On New Album and in Virtual Concerts, Iris Orchestra is Undaunted
Memphis Flyer
| February 19, 2021
| Memphis, TN
(MA)
In Navajo Nation, a Star Superintendent Draws on His Ties to the Community
EdWeek
| February 17, 2021
| Bethesda, MD
Prairie View Elementary Named Finalist for Teacher Excellence Award
WSBT-TV
| CBS/FOX
| February 11, 2021
| Mishawaka, IN
WATCH --> North DeSoto High Receives $10,000, Honored by NIET
KSLA-TV
| CBS
| February 10, 2021
| Shreveport, LA
I Will Not Remain Silent
Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath: I Will Not Remain Silent
| Patheos
| February 04, 2021
| Indianapolis, IN
(MA)
LISTEN --> Bruce Adolphe, Composer of the New Milken Archive Release "I Will Not Remain Silent"
Too Jewish with Rabbi Sam Cohon and Friends
| February 01, 2021
| Tucson, AZ
(MA)
Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman got her Start as a Milken Scholar
Jewish Insider
| January 26, 2021
| New York, NY
(MSP)
New Milken Archive of Jewish Music Album By Composer Bruce Adolphe Speaks to Past, Present, Future
Milken Archive of Jewish Music
| January 25, 2021
| Santa Monica, CA
(MA)