Hawaii Education Dept.: Kalihi Kai Elementary's Michelle Iwasaki Receives Prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Prize
February 28, 2022
February 28, 2022
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 28 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release:
Michelle Le Iwasaki, an academic coach at Kalihi Kai Elementary School has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Regarded as the "Oscar Award of Teaching," the award honors outstanding excellence in education and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Iwasaki is the only Milken Educator Award winner from Hawaii this year and is among 60 . . .
Michelle Le Iwasaki, an academic coach at Kalihi Kai Elementary School has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Regarded as the "Oscar Award of Teaching," the award honors outstanding excellence in education and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Iwasaki is the only Milken Educator Award winner from Hawaii this year and is among 60 . . .