A.E. Phillips third-grade teacher wins national Milken Educator Award

Third-grade teacher Allison Smith of A.E. Phillips Laboratory School in Ruston received a Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 prize on Thursday. She is Louisiana’s 55th recipient of the national honor since the state joined the program in 2001. Smith said she was shocked and grateful when her name was announced before fellow educators, students and colleagues, who celebrated her recognition.