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Prize winners Robert Lerman, Jody Lewen, and Edmund Gordon standing with Harold McGraw Jr.
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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.

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Prize winners Robert Lerman, Jody Lewen, and Edmund Gordon standing with Harold McGraw Jr.
Prize Winner News

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.

2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education winners (from left) Jody Lewen, Edmund W. Gordon, and Robert Lerman standing together
Prize Winner News

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.

Headshots of the three 2024 McGraw Prize in Education winners
Press Release

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

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News

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

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Prize Winner News

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. 

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Join us for a webinar featuring the 2023 McGraw Prize winner Dr. Barbara Oakley, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Oakland University.

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Prize Winner News

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

Prize Winner News

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

On-Demand Webinar

Join us for a webinar featuring 2023 McGraw Prize winner Debra Duardo, superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).

On-Demand Webinar

Join a webinar with 2023 McGraw Prize winner Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University and a leader in advocating for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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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.

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News

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

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Prize Winner News

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

From left, Harold McGraw III, Penn GSE Dean Katharine Strunk, David Wilson, Deborah Durado, Barbara Oakley, Robert McGraw, Suzanne McGraw, and Catalyst @ Penn GSE's Michael Golden at the McGraw Prize celebration on November 8.
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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.

Prize Winner News

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

Terry McGraw standing outside of the Penn GSE building
News

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

2023 McGraw Winner Headshots
Press Release

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

On-Demand Webinar

Dr. Roy Pea examines the implications of distributed intelligence for the design of educational systems, learning technologies, and the conduct of everyday life.