Hailed as the 'Oscars of Teaching,' the Milken Educator Awards celebrate, elevate and activate the American teaching profession and inspire young, capable people to join it.
NEWARK, New Jersey -- In a surprise assembly on Friday, Sarah Mae Lagasca, a high school music teacher at Arts High School in Newark, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for connecting her students to the world of professional music through a variety of opportunities.
Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley and New Jersey Acting Commissioner of Education Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan surprised Lagasca with the honor before cheering students, colleagues, state and local officials, and the media. Hailed as the"Oscars of Teaching," the Milken Educator Awards celebrate, elevate and activate the American teaching profession and inspire young, capable people to join it.
The Milken Educator Award is not a lifetime achievement honor. Recipients are heralded while early to mid-career for what they have achieved - and for the promise of what they will accomplish given the resources and opportunities inherent in the Award.
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