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Award Notification:  Melanie Alfaro (NM '17)

Melanie Alfaro, You're NM's Milken Educator!

What's happening today at Deming Intermediate? New Mexico Secretary of Education Christopher Ruszkowski has joined the all-school assembly, and he's got a special guest waiting in the wings. Watch as Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, hands math teacher Melanie Alfaro a surprise she'll remember forever: New Mexico's 2017-18 Milken Educator Award and $25,000. Our cameras captured the outstanding educator's big moment—click to share the excitement.