With a proud Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Dr. Ken Wagner looking on, Milken Educator Award recipient Lauren Hopkins takes the microphone to address the crowd gathered in her honor. "I love to come to work every day," she says. Students erupt in cheers at her next sentence: "I love to see your faces." /PHOTO COURTESY MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
COVENTRY – In a surprise announcement Thursday Lauren Hopkins, a Coventry High School English teacher and literacy specialist, was awarded the 2017-2018 Milken Educator award by members of The Milken Family Foundation and R.I. Department of Education leadership. “From at-risk to gifted students, Lauren Hopkins always ensures her learners are intellectually challenged and instructed in…
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