Get to know our 2024 New York Milken Scholars! Amanda Cisse, a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, was Student Government President and Black Student League President. She was awarded the Princeton Prize in Race Relations and is a three-time scholarship recipient of the US Department of State National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) to study Mandarin in Taiwan. Amanda was recognized by Mayor Eric Adams for her civil rights documentary that won 3rd place in NY State’s National History Day. Amanda will attend Barnard College to study economics and social history. Learn all about our New York Milken Scholars here: https://lnkd.in/gRz2cRjm #milkenscholars #classof2024 #Economics
Milken Family Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Santa Monica, CA 5,130 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
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- Santa Monica, CA
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- Nonprofit
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- 1982
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- 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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Gregory Milken
Founder and Managing Partner, 1AM Gaming
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Casey Dake
Video Editor at Milken Family Foundation
Updates
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This Milken Educator Awards season, the Cowboy State added two incredible school leaders to the family: Assistant Principal Megan Park at Gannett Peak Elementary School in Lander on March 12 and Principal Nathan Tedjeske at Cody High School on May 1, concluding our 2023-24 #MilkenAward season! We surprised the two top educators with Milken Educator Awards and $25,000 cash prizes in front of students, colleagues, veteran Milken Educators, and visiting dignitaries. Take a look at how the top-secret surprises were revealed. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCMsZp2w Wyoming Department of Education #MEA3K #Wyoming
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Meet the 2024 New York Milken Scholars! Abigail Ansah graduated from Bard High School Early College Manhattan with an Associate’s Degree from Bard College. A recipient of the CIEE Global Navigator Scholarship to Ireland, Abigail was selected for the NYC Imagine Youth Council and the NY Association of Black Journalists' First Take Program. She is Co-President of the Black Student Alliance and a dedicated stepper, performing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and volunteering at DANCING DREAMS. Abigail will study political science on the pre-law track at Williams College. Learn all about our New York Milken Scholars here: https://lnkd.in/gRz2cRjm #milkenscholars #classof2024 #prelaw
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For two Maryland teachers, an ordinary assembly on April 18, 2024, turned into a huge surprise they would never forget! Surrounded by proud students, colleagues and special visitors, these two outstanding educators joined Maryland's Milken Educator Network: Frederick High School math teacher Maggie Jiang Arnold and fifth grade math teacher Bradley Absher at Bodkin Elementary School in Pasadena. See how their big day unfolded. More about these outstanding educators: https://lnkd.in/ghkW3rhQ Frederick County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools The Education Foundation of Anne Arundel County Public Schools Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) #MEA3K #MilkenAward
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Congratulations to the 2024 New York #MilkenScholars! Each one has already made a meaningful difference in their school and community, and we look forward to watching them soar as they head off to top colleges across the country. Meet Abigail Ansah, Amanda Cisse, Eana Shah and Lesley Yupa: https://lnkd.in/g3p4cfF6 #scholarship #studentsuccess #classof2024
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At the 2024 #MilkenAward Forum, recipients from the class of 2023 envisioned new ways to be leaders in their communities and beyond. We asked participants to share their reflections—what resonated with them and how the Forum inspired them to use their voices as #changemakers in education. Read some of their reactions: https://lnkd.in/gChBKY29 #MEAForum #MEA3K #Education #Leadership
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Nevada's Milken Educator Network added two outstanding members this season: kindergarten teacher Yamilet Lopez at Alice Maxwell Elementary School in Sparks and special education teacher Joseph Kielminski [Foothill HS] in Henderson. Here's how their Milken Educator Award surprises unfolded. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcjb8uY4 Washoe County School District Foothill High School Clark County School District Nevada Department of Education Office of the Governor - State of Nevada #MEA3K
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#MilkenAward educator Shelley Terry (MA ‘23) hopes to pass down her love for literature and stories like “The Great Gatsby” to her students at Plymouth North High School in MA. She is living her dream as an English and Language Arts teacher by using the same stories her teachers once shared with her as a student. Read Shelley's spotlight interview to learn how she brings characters to life in her classroom: https://lnkd.in/gY9tNK_5 #MEA3K #MaEdu Plymouth Public Schools
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The second cohort of 2024 Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Fellows are having a fantastic week of professional development and connection in Fort Scott! Congratulations to all six week 2 LMC Fellows, including Milken Educators Leah Lawrence (MO '23) and Matthew Mayeske (KS '23)! More: https://lnkd.in/g7Cvn8jS Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Kansas State Department of Education #UnsungHeroes #LMCFellows
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HAWAII — On April 8, two outstanding Hawaii teachers received national recognition when Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken, along with Hawaii Governor Josh Green, Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke and Superintendent of Education Keith Hayashi, delivered the surprise of a lifetime. With giant $25,000 checks and in front of their schools, dignitaries and media, Lowell changed the lives of two deserving educators: Rory Inouye in Hilo and Jade Pham in Honolulu. "I wanted to be in a profession where I felt like I was making a direct impact — Like my teachers did for me," Jade said after the assembly. For both Jade and Rory, love for students and the desire to see them succeed are everything! Relive the huge celebration from their students, colleagues and community members. Learn more about Rory Inouye: https://lnkd.in/gGZCj5jp Learn more about Jade Pham: https://lnkd.in/g-76by64 Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School Waiakea High School Hawaii State Department of Education #MilkenAward #MEA3K #HIPublicSchoolsProud #Hi4PublicEd #808Educate