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Commerce teacher receives national recognition

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Posted 6:24PM on Sunday 30th June 2002 ( 23 years ago )
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - R. Micah Story, who teaches at East Jackson Middle School in Commerce, was one of two teachers from Georgia to receive Milken National Educator Awards Saturday from a private foundation. <br> <br> The awards are worth $25,000 each for outstanding performance on the job.<br> <br> Betsy Bunte, who teaches at Campbell High School in Smyrna, was the other Georgia recepient.<br> <br> ``We applaud and celebrate the outstanding educators who play such a crucial role in our society&#39;s future,&#39;&#39; said Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the organization. <br> <br> The foundation presented awards to 120 educators from 44 states as part of its annual conference. <br> <br> The awards program, according to organizers, is intended to recognize excellence in elementary and secondary school teaching and to inspire young people to become teachers.

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