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Carla Diede Wins South Dakota Milken Award

There's a big assembly at Harrisburg South Middle School, with South Dakota Secretary of Education Don Kirkegaard on hand to commend the school for its pioneering efforts in personalized learning. But wait ... is there another reason for his visit? When Milken Family Foundation Senior Program Administrator Greg Gallagher surprises math teacher Carla Diede with South Dakota's 2017-18 Milken Educator Award, the teacher's career is changed forever. Follow along in the photos below.