Mike looks out on a gymnasium full of more than 1,900 students, teachers, administrators and elected officials at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, where he notified 9th-grade history teacher Bradley Abel that he had become the latest winner of a Milken Educator Award. The Milken Family Foundation has awarded thousands of Educator Awards to public-school educators across America; each award includes a $25,000 check and an invitation to the annual Milken Educator Forum. See more at
mff.org.