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Leigh Beson Joins MA Milken Educators

A festive assembly at Dighton Elementary turns into a life-changing surprise for Title I reading interventionist Leigh Beson! Follow along in the photos below as Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, surprises Beson with Massachusetts' $25,000 Milken Award with help from Dr. Regina M. Robinson, deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Beson is the first Milken Award recipient from the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District.