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Shalini Sharma wins AZ '14–15 Milken Award!

 

 

Arizona educators and champions of educational leadership take pride in helping Shalini display her $25,000 check, which is representative of the value of great teachers. As a new Milken Educator, Shalini is herself a symbol of what great teachers in her state and around the country can achieve.

Shalini said she plans to use her award money to pursue a master's degree in education. 

Pictured from left: Friendly House Academia del Pueblo Elementary Charter School Principal of Operations Gena Vega, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching President and Milken Educator Dr. Gary Stark (AR ’01), Friendly House Academia del Pueblo Elementary Charter School President and CEO Mark E. Mazon, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas, Shalini Sharma (AZ '14), Milken Family Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder Lowell Milken, Bradley Breuer (AZ '10), Friendly House Academia del Pueblo Elementary Charter School Principal and Vice President of K-8 and Youth Education Gabriel Sandoval