When the Milken Educator Award team makes a surprise visit, routine school assemblies become extraordinary occasions that attendees will remember forever. On January 5, 2025, Greg Gallagher, senior program director for the Milken Family Foundation, presented Bath Middle School seventh grade science teacher Micah Depper with a Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 check. Take a look at how it happened! Maine Department of Education #MilkenEducator #MilkenAward #MEA3K
Milken Family Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Santa Monica, CA 5,933 followers
Leading advances in education since 1982
About us
Founded by Michael and Lowell Milken in 1982, the Milken Family Foundation strives to discover and advance inventive, effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives. The means most conducive to achieving these goals is through education. The belief that young people are not only our greatest natural resource, but our greatest national resource has been the guiding philosophy behind our groundbreaking education reform initiatives. Whether founding the nation’s preeminent teacher recognition program, promoting excellence through academic achievement, preserving and expanding a cultural legacy or pioneering the nation’s most successful comprehensive education reform system, MFF continues to champion strategies that elevate education in America and around the world. Our initiatives: - Strengthen the profession by recognizing and rewarding outstanding educators, and by expanding their professional leadership and policy influence. - Attract, develop, motivate and retain the best talent for the teaching profession. - Stimulate creativity and productivity among people of all ages through programs that encourage learning as a lifelong process.
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http://www.mff.org
External link for Milken Family Foundation
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, CA
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1982
- Specialties
- Education, Research, Think Tank, and Nonprofit
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1250 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401, US
Employees at Milken Family Foundation
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Dennis OConnor
Patient-Centered Empowerment and Design
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Brian Roth
Director of Production & Operations | Senior Project Manager | Event Producer | Management & Productivity Professional
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Tony Gentile
Documentary Filmmaker Creative Producer / Editor Blue Water Post
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Gregory Milken
Founder and Managing Partner, 1AM Gaming
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Milken Educator Emily Litz (NJ '24) is a fifth grade teacher at Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School in Scotch Plains. Litz is known for creating an inclusive and engaging classroom environment that empowers students through hands-on, inquiry-based learning and real-time instructional adjustments. Learn more in her Spotlight interview: https://lnkd.in/gn_SR3Qx New Jersey Department of Education #MEA3K #MilkenAward #MilkenEducator #ScotchPlainsNJ #NJed #spfproud #TeachInspireNewJersey
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The Milken Educator Awards team added an incredible educator to the Milken family on February 18, 2025: ninth through 12th grade American Sign Language (ASL) teacher Danyel Smith! We surprised the educator with the Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 cash prize in front of students, colleagues, veteran Milken Educators, and visiting dignitaries. Watch this beloved teacher get the surprise of a lifetime! #MilkenAward #MilkenEducator #MEA3K #CATeachers
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Milken Educator Jessica Chapman (CT ‘24) is a ninth through 12th grade teacher at Norwich Free Academy. Chapman creates an inclusive, inspiring social studies classroom for her students to thrive. Learn more about how she tailors her curriculum to engage everyone from multilingual learners to college-credit seniors in her Spotlight interview: https://lnkd.in/guPNeGy3 Connecticut State Department of Education #MilkenAward #MilkenEducator #MEA3K #NorwichCT
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The Milken Educator Awards tour stopped in Phoenix, AZ this 2024-25 season, adding an incredible educator to the Milken family on February 4, 2025: Clarendon Elementary School Principal and former middle school ELA teacher Jeff Martin! We surprised the outstanding educator with the Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 cash prize in front of students, colleagues, veteran Milken Educators, and visiting dignitaries. Take a look at how the top-secret surprise was revealed. #MilkenEducator #MilkenAward #MEA3K #EducationforALL #AZteachers
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We're kicking off our Spotlight series, where we interview our 2024-25 Milken Educators and highlight their incredible perspectives in education. John Melandro (NY '24) is a fifth grade general elementary teacher at Tangier Smith Elementary School. Learn more about how he keeps the magic of learning alive through engaging real-world experiences in his Spotlight interview: https://lnkd.in/g9t6Kcw7 #MilkenAward #MilkenEducator #MEA3K #FloydStrong
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This Milken Educator Award season, Alabama added one incredible educator to the family: Gilliard Elementary School fifth grade teacher and mascot “Gilly gator” Mary Travis on January 20, 2025! We surprised the outstanding educator with Alabama’s sole Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 cash prize in front of students, colleagues, veteran Milken Educators, and visiting dignitaries. Take a look at Travis’ career-changing day! Alabama State Department of Education #GoodNews #GoodNewsMovement #Uplifting #MilkenEducator #MilkenAward #Emotional #EducateAL #ALTeachers #LearningLeading #AlabamaAchieves #MEA3K
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The Milken Educator Awards tour stopped in Hattiesburg, Mississippi this 2024-25 season, adding an incredible educator to the Milken family on January 29, 2025: fifth grade teacher Amanda Duplessy! We surprised the outstanding educator with the Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 cash prize in front of students, colleagues, veteran Milken Educators, and visiting dignitaries. Take a look at how the top-secret surprise was revealed. Mississippi Department of Education #MilkenAward #MilkenEducator #MEA3K #GoodNews #GoodNewsMovement #Uplifting #Emotional #EducateMS #MSTeachers
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As #TeacherAppreciationWeek 2025 comes to a close, we are reminded of our educators’ passion and commitment to inspiring young minds and bettering the field of education. We know how imperative it is to continue to uplift educators in our everyday lives. Today, we are sharing some additional words of gratitude from more of our Milken Educators’ students. Thank you, teachers, for all that you do. #ThankATeacher #MEA3K #MilkenAward
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This #teacherappreciationweek we’re reflecting on so many of our #milkeneducators who make a difference in the lives of students every day. Today we’re remembering one outstanding 2024-25 Milken Educator Award recipient in Hawaii! On January 28, 2025, the #milkenaward tour made its way to Honolulu to surprise an incredible teacher. Hawaii Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke and Superintendent of Education Keith Hayashi joined Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley to honor kindergarten teacher Kristy Inamasu with Hawaii's sole 2024-25 Milken Educator Award and $25,000. See the unforgettable day unfold! #GoodNews #goodnewsmovement #uplifting #milkeneducator #educateHI #HITeachers #MEA3K #ThankATeacher