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Reshma Saujani speaks to an audience in front of a "Girls Who Code" logo.
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The 2018 McGraw winner and founder of Girls Who Code was named one of Time magazine’s Women of the Year for her work advocating for affordable childcare.

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On-Demand Webinar

An interactive session with Saujani on how we can transform the education system to support all learners.

Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code
Prize Winner News

Reshma Saujani, the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, was inspired to form the non-profit organization after noticing the dearth of girls in computer science classrooms.

On-Demand Webinar

For more than three decades, the McGraw Prize in Education has recognized outstanding individuals deeply committed to harnessing innovation in education to improve the lives of learners worldwide. View a panel discussion and Q&A with the 2020 McGraw Prize winners moderated by Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman.

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The 2020 McGraw Prize in Education winners Estela Bensimon, Michelene Chi, and Joseph Krajcik were honored on October 21, 2020 in a virtual celebration to applaud their exceptional contributions to the field of education.

2020 McGraw Prize winners Estela Bensimon, Michelene Chi, and Joseph Krajcik
Press Release

One of the most prestigious prizes in education recognizes outstanding achievement in pre-K– 12 education, higher education, and learning science research.

Penn President Amy Gutmann, Suzanne McGraw, Harold McGraw III, GSE Dean Pam Grossman, and Catalyst Director Michael Golden at the McGraw Prize launch event in February 2020.
Prize News

In the first celebration of the McGraw Prize in Education since the University of Pennsylvania became home to the award, President Amy Gutmann said this year’s three winners are among the “great minds devoted to improving education through innovation.”

On-Demand Webinar

How do schools plan ahead for possible interruptions and re-starts to the 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19 outbreaks?

On-Demand Webinar

Learn how Julie Young led the nation in moving K–12 teaching and learning online as the founding President and CEO of Florida Virtual School.

On-Demand Webinar

Is it possible to reshape the culture and the deep architecture around these values, in spite of their underlying business models, labor models, politics, and competing interests?

On-Demand Webinar

For the past decade, Georgia State University has been at the leading edge of demographic shifts in the southeast. While doubling the numbers of non-white and low-income students it enrolls, the university has simultaneously committed to use data to inform systematic institutional change.

On-Demand Webinar

This session explores a set of research-based inclusive curricular design principles for the creation of engineering curricula.