Milken National Educator Network Archives

**FILE** DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee (at the podium) and Paul Kihn, D.C. deputy mayor for education, want to ensure that no District public school loses instructional staff, as intended by the Schools First in Budgeting Amendment Act, which the D.C. Council approved in 2023. They announced a sustainability fund that would allow school leaders to allocate, at their discretion, dollars toward the preservation of teaching positions. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

This Budget Season, Public School Officials Focus on Maintaining Teacher Workforce

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Ariel Horton was awarded the 2024-2025 Milken Educator Award, a $25,000 check, and a lifetime membership in the Milken National Educator Network, for her dedication and innovative approach to teaching at Noyes Elementary School in Northeast, D.C.

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