The Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting is the United States' top annual prize for journalism about education. It has been awarded each year since 1972 by the Education Writers Association, the national group for reporters and editors who cover education issues. The Hechinger Prize is awarded to the top work of journalism among the first-place winners in the association's annual National Awards for Education Reporting.
It is named for Fred M. Hechinger, the longtime education editor of The New York Times.
1972: John Matthews, The Washington Star
1973: William Grant, The Detroit Free Press
1974: James Nolan and Linda Stahl, The Louisville Courier-Journal
1975: Jonathan Neumann, Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.)
1976: James Worsham and Marguerite Del Guidice, The Boston Globe
1977: Lou Antosh, The Philadelphia Bulletin
1978: Stanley Moulton and Laurel Sorenson, Daily Hampshire Gazette
1979: Staff of 10 writers, The Charlotte Observer
1980: Rena W. Cohen, The Daily and Sunday Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
1981: Mary Bishop, Thomas Ferrick, Jr. and Donald Kimelman, The Philadelphia Inquirer
1982: Fred Anklam and Nancy Weaver, The Clarion-Ledger
1983: Robert Frahm, The Journal Times (Racine, Wisc.)
1984: Cindy Goodaker, The Oakland Press
1985: Janet Groat, The Macon Telegraph & Tribune
1986: Ricardo Gandara, The Albuquerque Tribune
1987: Emily Sachar, New York Newsday
1988: Team of 14 reporters from The Chicago Tribune
1989: Emily Sachar, New York Newsday
1990: Ann Carnahan and Tony Pugh, The Rocky Mountain News
1991: Theresa Churchill, Ron Ingram and Carol Alexander, The Herald & Review (Decatur, Ill.)
1992: Kimberly J. McLarin, The Philadelphia Inquirer
1993: Stephen Henderson, Lexington Herald-Leader
1994: Neil A. Borowski, Laura Bruch, Thomas Ferrick, Craig McCoy, Dale Mezzacappa, John Woestenliek and Martha Woodall, The Philadelphia Inquirer
1995: Dudley Althaus, The Houston Chronicle
1996: Robert Frahm and Rick Green, The Hartford Courant
1997: Jacques Steinberg, The New York Times
1998: Deb Kollars, The Sacramento Bee
1999: Tim Simmons, The News and Observer
2000: Kenneth Weiss, The Los Angeles Times
2001: Patrick Healy, The Boston Globe
2002: Eric Eyre and Scott Finn, The Charleston Gazette
2003: Christine Willmsen and Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times
2004: Joshua Benton, Holly Hacker and Herb Booth, The Dallas Morning News
2005: Linda Lutton, Kati Phillips and Jonathan Lipman, The Daily Southtown
2006: Jean Rimbach and Kathleen Carroll, The Bergen Record
2007: Martha Irvine and Robert Tanner, Associated Press
2008: Blake Morrison and Brad Heath, USA Today
2009: Bob Hohler, Boston Globe, “Failing Our Athletes: The Sad State of Sports in Boston Public Schools”
2010: Bloomberg News: "Education, Inc."
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