The Milken Educator Award started in 1987, and Alabama joined the program in 1998. Throughout the years, a total of $1M has been awarded to 40 Alabama recipients. This award is unique because it targets early-to-mid career educators, and it has awarded top educators nationally.
Korri Cunningham is Alabama’s recipient this year. In 2011, Cunningham received an Associate of Art in English from Lawson State Community College. In 2015, she received a Bachelor of Science in secondary education-English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2021, she received a Master of Education in instructional leadership from the University of West Alabama.
Cunningham is a leader and educator in her community, and she currently works as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Coordinator at John Herbert Phillips Academy.
Cunningham said education is…
