Baltimore Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award

Kiara Hargrove, a teacher at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, was surprised on November 15, 2007 with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for being an outstanding teacher. Milken Family Foundation Chairman Lowell Milken made the surprise announcement in a schoolwide assembly, with dignitaries including Maryland Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy Grasmick. Up to 80 outstanding educators nationwide will receive the Award this year. For more information, visit www.mff.org

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[Jaylee1t]

wow, im sooo happy for her! but sir, her name is pronounced (keee-air-ra)

[d3vin22]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,

go go go Ms thing..

i was there too.

but Ray could have got this to..

[C0C0bUTTERSz]

headleyy? i qot him noww n i qot harqrove she deserved it mayne let it go

[kaloolee]

mr. headley doesn't do shit but crack jokes all day and mr. jutras, as cool as he is, he was bitchin when barney started throwin the combining the departments thing so ms. Hargrove deserved it, i mean, who else did?

[aquagirlnaib08]

I agree, it def should have been jutras or headley, they are alot better than her

[RoxyBlaze934]

she is nice! i kno her

[KoolKidMr09]

i like her i had her for chem she made chem way more fun den other teachers...

[derk2]

I Was There......So BS that school was....none of us there could hold a candle to the academic skills of the Far East lol

[COOLBEANS1234554321]

I had Mrs. Hargrove from chem to. I liked her for my teacher. she made it fun...she deserved to win.

[Champraves311]

ya Mr. Jutras or Mrs. Parker yes... mr. headley? are on drugs, the guy taught 2 days out of the year

im in this 3 times btw... thats pretty cool