Cedar Hill High Teacher Wins Milken Foundation Award
October 9, 2007
It was the surprise of a lifetime.
Cedar Hill High School teacher Melanie Chambers learned Tuesday she was the recipient of the prestigious Milken Foundation Educator award.
In the packed Performing Arts Center at the Cedar Hill High School, Chambers received a $25,000 cash prize presented by Robert Scott, the acting commission of education.
School, city and state officials were on hand.
“This feels like a dream,” said Ms. Chambers, a lead math teacher who is in her 10th year at the school.
The awards are given to teachers across the nation each year to recognize and encourage effective educators, said Lowell Milken, the foundation’s chairman, in an interview after the assembly.
The winners are instructional leaders who motivate students, powerful mentors who make other teachers better, and people who are involved in their community, Mr. Milken said.
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