44 Winners Named Excellence in Equity Industry – Impact Award Honorees for 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — December 17, 2024 — The American Consortium for Equity in Education today announced the winners of the 2024 Excellence in Equity – Industry Impact Awards, designed to recognize the PreK-20 companies, organizations, leaders, and products whose proven results have advanced educational equity and access for learners. Overall, there were 44 winners named in 29 unique categories.

“Congratulations to all the deserving winners of the Industry Impact Awards, and a heartfelt thank you for the work you do to support educators and students,” said Maia Appleby, communications and editorial director for the American Consortium for Equity in Education. “It’s a joy to announce these winners, highlight their meaningful contributions to education, and it will be just as exciting to see what they do next.”

This was the third year of the Excellence in Equity Awards and the first year of the dedicated Industry Impact Awards program. Upcoming awards will include the Excellence in Equity Awards for Educators and Industry Innovation Awards, both in the winter and spring of 2025. 

The Industry Impact winners are:

Company of the Year – PreK-12

• TeachTown

Company of the Year – Higher Education

• Kaplan

Nonprofit Organization or Community Partner of the Year

• Open Up Resources

Product of the Year – PreK-12

• Benchmark Advance and Benchmark Adelante

Product of the Year – Higher Education

• Canvas
• History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century from Gale

Author, Speaker, or Consultant of the Year

• Dr. Jack Naglieri, Dr. Dina Brulles, and Dr. Kimberly Lansdowne

Leader of the Year

• Dr. Sonya Murray, founder of Equity Matters

Book of the Year

• Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing: Meeting the Needs of ALL Students, edited by Nancy Young Ed.D and Jan Hasbrouck Ph.D
• Partnering with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families in Special Education by Kristin Vogel-Campbell, Ed.D
• #TeachersServeToo by Evan Erdberg

Accessibility Solution

• Presence

Career Readiness and Success Solution – PreK-12

• Career Connect by Discovery Education

Career Readiness and Success Solution – Higher Education

• All Access License by Kaplan

College Readiness and Success Solution

• Lexia PowerUp Literacy
• Study.com College Saver

Differentiation and Personalized Learning Solution

• Branching Minds

Diversity and Inclusion Solution – PreK-12

• Naglieri General Ability Tests
• Reycraft Books

Diversity and Inclusion Solution – Higher Education

• Vector Solutions Diversity & Inclusion Courses

Early Childhood Solution

• TeachTown Launch for PreK

Extracurricular Solution

• Cascade Enrichment

Family Engagement Solution

• Footsteps2Brilliance
• ParentSquare
• SchoolStatus

Literacy Solution

• 95 Percent Group
• OnYourMark Education
• WordFlight

Local Impact – PreK-12

• Alief ISD/Jefferson Early Learning Center

Local Impact – Higher Education

• VitalSource

Multilingual Learners Solution

• Benchmark Hello!
• CogAT by Riverside Insights
• Lexia English

National or International Impact

• STEM Careers Coalition

Science, Math, or STEM Solution

• CoderZ
• On-Demand and High-Dosage Tutoring from Tutor.com and The Princeton Review

Social-Emotional Learning Solution

• MySELF and Mi BASE by Benchmark Education

Special Education Solution

• Language Builder: Academic Readiness Intervention System (ARIS) from Stages Learning
• Presence
• TouchMath

Student Engagement Solution

• Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)

Student Health and Wellness Solution

• Cradles to Crayons

Special Contribution to Equity

• Cascade Enrichment
• Lightspeed Digital Equity

The following 15 nominees received honorable mention in the Impact Awards:

• Benchmark Phonics
• BookNook Reading
• Cascade Reading
• Cignition
• enCORE by TeachTown
• Future Lab
• Gale In Context: For Educators
• Gale Literature Resource Center
• Participate Learning
• Proximity Learning
• RoboX by Intelitek
• Stride, Inc.
• The Ortiz Picture Vocabulary Acquisition Test
• UWorld College Readiness Suite
• Working in Harmony from The Country Music Association and Discovery Education

Each of these winners will receive a variety of benefits, including a badge to display on official materials, permanent recognition on the Consortium’s website, and opportunities to be featured on podcasts and in articles. 

Every nominee, finalist, and winner of the Excellence in Equity Awards has made invaluable contributions to improving opportunity and outcomes for students. Learn more about the winners at https://www.ace-ed.org/awards. 

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About the Excellence in Equity Awards

The annual Excellence in Equity Awards program recognizes the companies, nonprofits, leaders, and educators whose work contributes to the critical goal of ensuring access and equity for every learner. Learn more at www.ace-ed.org/awards.