NIET Chairman and TAP Founder Lowell Milken (far left) and NIET President and CEO Gary Stark (far right) present the TAP Award of Distinction to Laurens County School District 56 in South Carolina. Joanna Woodson Elementary School Principal Eddie Marshall and Eastside Elementary School Principal Melodie Edwards accept the award on the district's behalf.
“Only when society demonstrates respect for educators will the brightest and most capable students choose it as their profession.” - Lowell Milken