Discussions and action around educational equity may be difficult, but they're critical, says Michelle Ryan (MA '15). Ryan chairs the social studies department at Randolph High School and serves on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Teacher Advisory Cabinet.
For Milken Educators who teach in the schools they once attended, the start of the school year is a trip down memory lane.
It's important to understand what's working for students — and even more important to understand what's not. Here's one big change science teacher Nick Williams (CA '15) is making in his classroom this year.
The grand opening of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes gets Bill Smithyman (KS '15) thinking: Whose untold stories will his students discover?
Angela Malone (MD '15) and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer talk about ESSA, parental involvement and teacher pay.
Shasta Looper (SC '12) has watched many former students graduate from high school. Marking the milestone with this young man felt different.
When AP exams loom, Nate Bowling (WA '13) spends the weekend at school with his students.
Shasta Looper (SC '12) straps index cards to fifth-graders' heads to explore descriptive imagery in poetry.
Mother's Day is extra-special for Milken Educators when teaching runs in the family.
When spring finally arrives in Michigan, Kevin Tobe (MI '15) takes students outside for a fresh (air) look at geometry.
