Quotes

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  "We spend too much of our lives at work to do something meaningless that does not fill our hearts and minds. Teaching is different every..." (read more)

  Tami Lunsford (DE '17)

  Science Senior Team Leader, Newark Charter High School
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  "A good teacher has the power to save lives, change the world, and move mountains. How could I not end up in education?" — From..." (read more)

  Anna Capobianco (CT '17)

  6-12 ELA Curriculum Supervisor, East Hartford Public Schools
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  "Receiving the Milken Award has justified the hard work my students have done over the years. I tell them that success like that occurs..." (read more)

  Aaron Ferguson (CA '17)

  Coordinator - Distance Learning, Oxnard Union High School District
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  "The Milken Award has had a positive impact on my students, my former students and the community as a whole. We’re on the south side of..." (read more)

  Jonathan Cadena (AZ '17)

  Teacher, Desert View High School
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  "Teaching can be rewarding and heartbreaking at the same time—literally sometimes in the same day and the same breath. At the end of day..." (read more)

  Dawn McLain (AR '17)

  Teacher , Bethel Middle School
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  "I am inspired by the teachers who do more than just teach. My role models are those reaching out and changing lives beyond the..." (read more)

  Valerie Baalerud (AK '17)

  Student and Staff Services Principal, Bartlett High School
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  "My students have become more attentive in class and more trusting of my advice outside of class. They come to me when they are offered..." (read more)

  Aja Brown (NY '17)

  Teacher, The Metropolitan Soundview High School
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  "I hope they remember how excited they were to get their hands dirty and solve problems, just like real scientists and engineers. Some..." (read more)

  Dan Adler (MA '17)

  Principal in Residence, UP Academy Boston, and UP Education Network Science Lead, UP Education Network