JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Tracee Thompson, an English teacher at Jim Hill High School in Jackson, has received a $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards.
The award was announced Wednesday during a surprise visit to the school.
The Milken Family Foundation Award was first presented in 1987 and is designed to provide public recognition and a financial reward to teachers, principals and other educators who have a proven record of excellence in education.
Thompson was chosen by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Since 1991, when Mississippi joined the Milken Educator Awards, 69 educators in the state including Thompson have won the award, according to information from the foundation.
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