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Associated Press - April 12, 2009 8:25 AM ET
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A fifth-grade teacher from Omaha has been named Nebraska's Milken national educator for 2008.
Crystal Simpson is a teacher and instructional facilitator at Fontenelle Elementary School in Omaha.
She'll get a $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation during a national conference in Los Angeles on Friday.
The Milken Family Foundation rewards the nation's best elementary educators.
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