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CT Has a New Milken Educator ... Manuel Zaldivar!
Smalley Academy | New Britain, CT | Oct 19, 2016
Still in shock, first-grade teacher Manuel "Manny" Zaldivar checks with Smalley Academy Principal Elsa Saavedra to make sure he understands what just happened: Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, has named him Connecticut's 2016-17 Milken Educator Award recipient! Zaldivar's students, 80% of whom speak no English, are thriving: The first-graders showed a 21% increase in those reading at or above grade level in recent assessments. The English language learners in Zaldivar's class often exit ELD classes entirely after just one year with him.
In this series:
Manuel Zaldivar (CT '16)
In this photo:
Manuel Zaldivar (CT '16)
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