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Nicolas Jacques, You're a NV Milken Educator

 

 

The teacher who is about to win a Milken Educator Award also takes home a cash prize. How much? One digit at a time, students hold up cards representing the amount of the Award. When Bonnie Somers, senior vice president of communications for the Milken Family Foundation, reveals the third zero, the room starts to hum. That's $25,000—and the winner can use the money any way he or she wants!