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"I hope that you guys consider being a teacher one day. Because being able to stand in a classroom and get to know kids, and get to hear their stories, and get to see how they grow and what wonderful people they become, that's what this job is all about. I just can't believe that I get to do this every day." — Michelle Wolfe's remarks to students at her surprise Milken Educator Award notification, East Hardy High School, Baker, West Virginia

Michelle Wolfe (WV '21)

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Jayda Pugliese's (PA '16) School Named National Blue Ribbon School
Jayda Pugliese (PA '16)
Kevin Dailey (KY '21) Named Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Kevin Dailey (KY '21)

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"In education, you are actively challenged on a daily basis to show up for yourself and others. I like the challenge, but I love the giving back part. During the pandemic, I brought back former students from all over the country over Zoom to talk to our seniors about what it's like out there and whether they were able to achieve their dreams. They all valued learning and the realization that the things we say and do have long-term consequences. It's rewarding to see the real-world connections between what we talk about in the classroom and their experience out there in the world."

— Temperance Tinker Kays interview with the Milken Family Foundation

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Temperance Tinker Kays (AK '21)
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