Articles
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Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: Creating a Safe Space for Students After Disaster Strikes
September 19, 2017More than a decade ago, Brian Young (LA '07) was among the first educators to return to his New Orleans school after Hurricane Katrina. In the wake of Harvey and Irma, he shares advice for schools dealing with disasters.
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88% of My Students Read Below Grade Level. Here’s How I’m Changing That.
September 14, 2017At the beginning of this year, Eric Crouch (GA '16) discovered that 88% of his students are half a year or more behind in reading skills. Here's his plan to turn things around.
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Virginia Milken Educators React to the Violence in Charlottesville
August 15, 2017How are Virginia Milken Educators reacting to the recent violence in Charlottesville? By planning carefully for meaningful conversations with students and colleagues.
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Goldilocks: An Engineer?
August 1, 2017Milken Educator Lukas Hefty (FL '16) argues that all students deserve STEM programs that are "just right" for their needs—starting in kindergarten.
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How We Learn: Founders Bootcamp
July 24, 2017From market research to business plans to all-night hackathons, high school students take entrepreneurship for a test drive in Los Angeles.
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60 Powerful Tributes from Students to Unsung Heroes
July 7, 2017After months of research, Bill Smithyman's students presented more than 60 Unsung Hero stories honoring both historical figures and present-day local heroes. The result: Student engagement shot through the roof.
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How We Learn: The Bowling Book Club
June 29, 2017After the 2016 election, Nate Bowling's students had more questions than they could cover in class. So the social studies teacher put together a reading list.
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Courage, Failure and Dreams: A Milken Educator's Graduation Advice
June 16, 2017Thomas Dennison (MD '16) recruited a very special graduation day speaker to inspire his fifth-graders on their last day of elementary school: fellow Milken Educator Jayda Pugliese (PA '16).
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This Proves It: Students Remember When Their Teacher Gets a Milken Educator Award
June 6, 2017Ever wonder if elementary school students really get it when their teacher receives a Milken Educator Award? They do.
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How We Learn: Making Fidget Spinners
June 1, 2017Students are obsessed with "fidget spinners." Rather than ban them, Eric Crouch (GA '16) turned them into a math project.