Abstract:
Jim Carson, teacher at Northwest Middle School in Guilford County; Shirley Ray, teacher at Orange County High School in Orange County; and Margaret Wirth, teacher at J. H. Rose High School in Pitt County are each a winner of a Milken National Educator Award. The award, worth $25,000, is given by the Milken Family Foundation and recognizes outstanding K-12 educators nationwide. One hundred and seventy-two educators received the award nationwide this year.