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"I'm accepting this [Milken Educator Award] as a prepayment for making myself a better teacher."

Steven Scoville (PA '11)

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Spotlight: Ashley Johnson (IN '24)
Spotlight: Charday Wilson (LA '24)

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Rachel Kinsaul (GA '24) Named 2026 GA Teacher of the Year
Rachel Kinsaul (GA '24)
Jamie Karaffa (ME '21) Named Maine Junior Division 2025 National History Day Teacher of the Year
Jamie Karaffa (ME '21)

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"The arts are so powerful because they connect to students' multiple intelligences and learning styles....Integrating the arts offers so many opportunities for experiential learning and assessments outside of the traditional ways, and you can really see what kids know in a higher-order-thinking way."

— Victoria Lightfoot, interview with the Milken Family Foundation

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Victoria Lightfoot (NC '21)
Coordinating Teacher (Beginning Teacher Support Program)

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June E. Eressy (MA '01)
Vee Wilson (NV '91)

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