| 2023 | Education Writers Association | $200,000 | Education |
| 2022 | Education Writers Association | $300,000 | Education |
| 2020 | Education Writers Association | $300,000 | Education |
| 2019 | Education Writers Association | $350,000 | Education |
| 2018 | Education Writers Association | $350,000 | Education |
| 2017 | Education Writers Association | $50,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Education Writers Association | $350,000 | Education |
| 2015 | Education Writers Association | $150,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Education Writers Association | $250,000 | Legacy |
| 2010 | Education Writers Association | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Education Writers Association | $166,900 | Democracy |
| 2007 | Education Writers Association | $15,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Education Writers Association | $200,000 | Education |
