Nashville teacher wins national educator award, $25K cash prize

Nashville teacher wins national educator award, $25K cash prize
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Courtesy: Milken Educator Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Nashville teacher has won the national Milken Educator Award, which comes along with a $25,000 cash prize.

Misty Ayres-Miranda of Nashville School of the Arts us among 40 educators who will be given the honor.

The English department chair, Ayres-Miranda not only teaches English, Honors English and AP English Literature, but she created and directs the school’s new Literary Arts Conservatory, which gives students the opportunity to perform, write and produce plays and films.

According to the Milken Family Foundation, graduation and literacy rates have increased at the school, in part to Ayres-Miranda.

“Her exceptional instruction and the progress of her students have consistently earned her the highest possible ratings in both growth and achievement on the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) for the past seven years,” the press release said.

To read more about the Milken Educator Award, click here to visit their website.

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Nashville teacher wins national educator award, K cash prize

 

 

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