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Meet the 2014–15 Milken Educator Award Winners

Nationwide│2014–15

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Cagney Weaver (MS '14) │Teacher, North Bay Elementary School │Biloxi, MS

Date of Award: Jan. 14, 2015

Students in Cagney Weaver’s fourth-grade classroom at North Bay Elementary regularly outperform their peers in the district and state thanks to their teacher's focus on Common Core State Standards. Beyond the textbook, Cagney utilizes multi-sensory activities like music, lyrics and body movement to help motivate students.

In this photo: Dignitaries and veteran Mississippi Milken Educators help Cagney hold up her $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation.

Pictured, from left: Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley, Mississippi State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright, Cagney Weaver (MS ’14), Latoya Fortenberry (MS ’10) and Scott Pfaff (MS ’09).

In this photo: Dr. Jane Foley (IN '94) , Latoya Fortenberry (MS '10) , Scott Pfaff (MS '09) , Cagney Weaver (MS '14)

All photos should be credited to "Milken Family Foundation" unless otherwise noted.

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