Quotes

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  "Since receiving the Milken Educator Award, opportunities seem to pop up around every corner....The opportunity to network with great..." (read more)

  Kevin Witte (NE '13)

  Teacher, Kearney High School
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  "We've got to make sure that we're ambassadors for education and that we're talking about the significance of..." (read more)

  Baruti K. Kafele (NJ '09)

  Educational Consultant, Principal Kafele Consulting, LLC
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  "Robert Frost once said, 'I am not an educator, but an awakener.' When I walk into my classroom each morning, it is my goal..." (read more)

  Lindsay Murray (VA '16)

  Teacher, South Salem Elementary School
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  "I truly hold the Milken Family Foundation close to my heart. It changed my life and career completely and validated my teaching..." (read more)

  Robert Rivera (TX '06)

  Teacher, Faulk Middle School
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  "To my students: You make every day coming to work a dream come true for me. This is what being a teacher is all about — not just a..." (read more)

  Laura Servin (TX '15)

  Teacher, Whittier Middle School
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  "Winning the Milken Educator Award has really built my confidence as a leader in education. It's given me the freedom to step out..." (read more)

  Shasta Looper (SC '12)

  Instructional Coach , Youth Leadership Academy
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  "We don't [teach] to be recognized. We do it for the kids, and we do it because we have a passion for it. No one goes into..." (read more)

  Deborah Siebern-Dennis (MO '15)

  Teacher, Bode Middle School
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  "They [the students] remind me that I'm human. You can't teach middle school and not know that. There are a lot of children..." (read more)

  Kimberly Freeman (SC '15)

  Human Resource Director, Lexington County School District