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Melanie Alfaro Joins NM Milken Educators

 

 

As Milken Educator Award Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley looks on proudly, New Mexico Secretary of Education Christopher Ruszkowski congratulates math teacher Melanie Alfaro on her Milken Award. "Melanie is changing our students' lives by assuming full responsibility for her academic outcomes and constantly refining her craft," he says. "Her teaching is poetry in motion and finds the right balance of both the art and science of teaching. She is a wonderful ambassador for our profession. Her students are on the rise—and this honor and award are well-deserved."