♪ Some call it the Oscar for teachers.

It's the Milken Educator Award and it's been around since 1987 every school year.

Teachers in different states are given the Milken Award and prize money.

45 teachers are getting it this year and one of them is from Long Branch Elementary School the Kentucky Town of Union.

Kentucky.

Addition was there during a school assembly that included the moment the teacher heard the news.

Here's more in tonight's Education Matters.

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We only believe in your sales but also helping each other.

>> Also understand that you were named a blue-ribbon school in 2022, that's a big accomplishment.

>> We wish and teach us to thinking about.

There's >> When >> my name was called out as the I think I kind of blacked out for a moment.

I was shocked there are tons of educators here in Long branch that are not at all and to hear my name.

I just I couldn't believe it.

I think our profession is a challenging beyond words that what is known to the public relationships are my wife.

So I think building relationships with students and family is very much so that he didn't want to come to school to learn.

And I think you feel that you care about them beyond academics, be on the tax bill to be on the computers.

You care about them as a person and you know, you want them to know that you want >> I'm here.

♪ >> Seeing former students really help keeps me motivated and inspired as an educator.

I just finished a master's degree in counseling and I've been spending a lot of time in the middle school before school and getting to see the other students are doing.

It just keeps me motivated.

I'm doing what I'm doing.

My current students and hope to see their future of learning and excitement continue.

>> She is a rock star.

Jenna Stewart teaches 5th grade math.

She received a $25,000 check.

It will be given an all expense paid trip to Los Angeles in April of next year to meet fellow Milken Educator Award winners from this year.

And from the past, congrats to her.