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Lauren Hopkins, You're a RI Milken Educator!

 

 

One of the very best educators in the country is right here at Coventry High School—and is about to receive the Milken Educator Award, including a cash prize. How much? Students hold up cards representing the amount of the Award, one digit at a time. "Mr. Wagner, can we find one more zero?" Dr. Jane Foley asks Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Dr. Ken Wagner. When he holds it up, the crowd buzzes even louder: $25,000! Who is the winning teacher?