We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Excellence in Equity – Industry Impact Awards! This year, 44 incredible PreK-20 companies, leaders, and products were recognized across 29 categories for their inspiring contributions to advancing educational equity and access.
These awards honor the big ideas, groundbreaking solutions, and tireless efforts that make a real difference for students and educators. Check out the full list of honorees below.

Company of the Year
Product of the Year - PreK-12
Product of the Year - Higher Education
Canvas by Instructure

Author, Speaker, or Consultant of the Year
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

Accessibility Solution
Career Readiness and Success Solution
College Readiness and Success Solution
Differentiation and Personalized Learning Solution
Diversity and Inclusion Solution – PreK-12
Diversity and Inclusion Solution – Higher Education
Early Childhood Solution
Extracurricular Solution
Family Engagement Solution
Literacy Solution
Local Impact
Multilingual Learners Solution
National or International Impact
Science, Math, or STEM Solution
Social-Emotional Learning Solution
Special Education Solution
Student Engagement Solution
Student Health and Wellness Solution
Special Contribution to Equity
Honorable Mention
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