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In November, Edmund W. Gordon, Jody Lewen, and Robert Lerman received the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education in New York.

In 2024, the McGraw Prize honored Edmund. W. Gordon, Jody Lewen, and Robert Lerman. These leaders each took their own path to influence learners and improve society. Here are their stories.

Gordon, Lerman, and Lewen were recognized with the 2024 McGraw Prize in Education for their groundbreaking work in helping learners cultivate their minds and improve their lives on Nov. 13 at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.

Edmund W. Gordon, Robert Lerman, and Jody Lewen selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.

As students return to school, we asked past McGraw Prize in Education Winners what advice they would offer to new education leaders.

We spoke with 2020 McGraw Prize in Education winner Estela Mara Bensimon about the possibilities for innovation in higher education and what advice she would offer a new college student. 

2011 McGraw Prize winner Julie Young says technology and personalization can open new opportunities for learners at every level.

Morgan State President David Wilson describes building a research institution that fulfills an access mission.

The prize is an amazing opportunity to recognize outstanding innovators working in non-traditional educational and learning settings. Golden discusses the importance of this category, the work of inaugural winner Barbara Oakley, and more.

Join the three most recent McGraw Prize winners for conversations about lessons from their transformational work.

Dr. Barbara Oakley discusses cultivating a lifelong learning mindset on a recent Coursera podcast.

As they accepted their Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prizes in Education on November 8 at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City, Debra Duardo, David Wilson, and Barbara Oakley each reflected on their lives, and how these questions have pushed them forward.

The 2022 McGraw Prize winner now leads Penn GSE’s McGraw Center for Educational Leadership.

Harold McGraw III discusses how education can evolve to meet the moment.

Debra Duardo, David Wilson, and Barbara Oakley selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, higher education, and lifelong learning.