Jenelle Bryant, a K-1 reading recovery specialist at Seaton Elementary School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her work helping students struggling with reading to master age-appropriate literacy skills.
Nearly 90 percent of students who complete Bryant’s classwork no longer need her support by the end of the school year, the organizer said.
Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley and Washington, D.C., State Superintendent of Education Dr. Christina Grant presented Bryant with the honor before cheering students, colleagues, state and local officials, and the media.
Bryant is the only educator in the District of Columbia to be recognized with the Award this 2021-22 season.
She joins the ranks of more than 60 teachers nationwide to receive the distinction, the organizer said.
Oprah Winfrey, a longtime education advocate, shared her congratulations to this year’s winners in a video message shared earlier this year thanking “the most incredible educators around the country” and acknowledging her deep appreciation for the “tireless work” they do. U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona said Milken Educators “personify excellence in education” and “inspire leadership and motivate students to excel.”
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