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The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education celebrates innovation, inspiration, and impact in education by recognizing outstanding individuals whose accomplishments are making a difference in the lives of students.

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Extraordinary leaders honored since 1988

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Awarded to recognize each innovator building a better future for students

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Years of celebrating changemakers

 

 

“Our Prize winners are outstanding leaders who have devoted their careers to closing gaps and accelerating educational opportunity to all students.”

—Harold McGraw III, former Chair, CEO, and President of The McGraw Hill Companies

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The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education 2026 winners graphic featuring three recipient portraits and the Penn GSE logo.

Congratulations to this year’s winners

The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education are thrilled to honor these inspiring innovators.

Learn more about the winners.

A Who’s Who of Educational Leadership

The McGraw Prize was established in 1988 by the Board of Directors of McGraw-Hill to honor Harold W. McGraw, Jr., the Chair and CEO. Throughout his life and building on his grandfather’s legacy as a teacher, Mr. McGraw was a vocal and vigorous advocate for education. He believed that society needed to celebrate the role of educators.

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Headshots of the 2026 McGraw Prize winners, from left: Darin Brawley, Shai Reshef, and Michael Webber.
Press Release

Darin Brawley, Shai Reshef, and Michael Webber are recognized for their pioneering contributions that have advanced learning opportunities and impacted countless lives.

Sal Khan
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The 2012 McGraw Prize winner and founder of Khan Academy has concluded that AI tutoring requires a social component to be effective.

Anant Agarwal sits behind his desk with a computer screen with data behind him.
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The 2016 McGraw Prize recipient and edX founder has been named CEO of Grady.