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In The News
UC Davis Alum Wins Prestigious Milken Educator Award for Excellence in Teaching
University of California, Davis | The College of Letters and Science
| May 26, 2026
| Davis, CA
(MEA)
Leffell School Teacher Harry Shontz Honored With Milken Educator Award
The Jewish Link
| April 23, 2026
| Teaneck, NJ
(MEA)
Milken Foundation Surprises NY High School Teacher with $25,000 Prize
Jewish News Syndicate
| April 20, 2026
| Beaverton, OR
(MEA)
LISTEN --> Hartsdale Teacher Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award
WINS-AM
| Audacy
| April 17, 2026
| New York, NY
(MEA)
WATCH --> Leffell School Teacher Harry Shontz Receives NY Milken Educator Award
News Journal
| USA Today Network
| April 17, 2026
| White Plains, NY
(MEA)
Press Releases
Immigrant Songs: Yiddish Theater and the American Jewish Experience Now Streaming April 17 — Public Premiere April 21 at UCLA
March 31, 2026
Surprise! Los Angeles Teacher Celebrated with National Milken Educator Award
February 24, 2026
ARTEFFECT Gallery at D.C.’s Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream Showcases Talents of Over 40 Young Artists
January 12, 2026
Announcing the 2025-2026 ARTEFFECT Ambassadors Cohort, a Nationwide Visual Arts Education Initiative of the Lowell Milken Family Foundation
November 12, 2025