Quotes
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“As a Milken Educator, it is important to use your newfound attention to positively impact the profession. Many people will contact you..." (read more)
Kirk Brown (CA '99)
Consultant/Author -
“With the Milken Educator Award, we acknowledge our Nation’s dedicated educators who are not usually spotlighted but conscientiously..." (read more)
Richard Blumenthal
U.S. Senator from Connecticut -
"A high-quality education gets you into the Super Bowl of life. Without having an education, you’re listening to the game on the radio." (read more)
Anthony E. Whittington (MD '04)
Director of Monitoring & Accountability, Prince George's County Public Schools - Division of Accountability -
"I wake up each day and ask myself how I can exemplify a Milken Educator each moment of the day, with every lesson and every..." (read more)
Dr. Chris Kates (IN '08)
Strategic Planning and Implementation Specialist , Equitable Education Solutions -
"I understand that, like all leaders, my job is not to create faithful followers; my job is to create other leaders."
(read more)Shekema Dunlap (GA '11)
Head of School, IFE (Inspiring Future Educators) Academy of Teaching & Technology -
"Lowell Milken's message to the entire audience(students, educators, reporters, dignitaries, staff) at the surprise notification..." (read more)
Vernagene Mott
Vice President of Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees -
“It doesn't seem possible that it's been nine years since I was sitting with my own Class of 2001! On that day, I began an..." (read more)
Vicky A. Condalary (LA '01)
Senior Vice President of Services and Partnerships, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching -
“If we are to achieve the promise of education for all young people, we must focus reform efforts on the predominant human capital..." (read more)
Lowell Milken
Chairman and Co-Founder, Milken Family Foundation; Founder, TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement; Chairman and Founder, National Insitute for Excellence in Teaching