Call for Nominations for the Prestigious 2010 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

WHAT:

The 2010 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education will

recognize notable individuals in education who have

mastered the art of "scaling up," or building upon

successful programs.  The McGraw Prize will honor

leaders from all three levels of education: elementary,

secondary, and post-secondary.  Winners will have

developed programs exhibiting strong school-business

partnerships, family engagement, use of cutting-edge

technology, and data-driven decision making, among

other practices.  

The annual Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education,

now in its 23^rd year, honors remarkable individuals

who are focused on effectively improving education

for all.  Prize recipients include leaders in community-

based education, such as Harlem Children Zone

Founder Geoffrey Canada; business leaders,

including retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed

Martin Corporation Norman Augustine; classroom

teachers, including Reynauld Smith from

Washington, D.C.; and other pioneering innovators,

such as Teach for America Founder Wendy Kopp.  

Prize recipients are nominated by the public and

selected by a distinguished Board of Judges

(http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/prize/judges.shtml).

Recipients are honored at a dinner in New York

City and each receives a $25,000 prize.  

WHO:

Only individuals who are presently committed to the

cause of education, and have been leading

successful educational programs that have shown

notable progress, are eligible for nomination.  

Institutions, boards, organizations or other groups

are not eligible.  

WHEN:

Completed nomination forms must be received

by March 19, 2010.  Honorees will be announced on

September 28, 2010.

WHERE:

Nomination forms can be filled out online by the

public on The McGraw-Hill Companies' Web site at

www.mcgraw-hill.com/prize.  For those without

computer access, please call 212-512-6113.