The Brock Institute · Est. 2022

Cultivating Education’s Best Ideas

We inspire innovation and connect the change-makers shaping the future of education — building on the legacy of the Brock Prize.

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Who We Are

Inspiring Innovation, Connecting Change-Makers

Building upon the legacy of John & Donnie Brock and the Brock Prize, The Brock Institute was founded in 2022 to inspire educational innovation, reward ideas proven to enhance education, and connect the change-makers whose ideas are shaping the future.

The most important thing we do in life is to educate and inspire our children.John Brock

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Collective Purpose

United behind a shared mission to advance education’s best ideas.

Contributor Mindset

Everyone has something meaningful to contribute to the work.

Creative Recombination

The best breakthroughs come from connecting existing ideas in new ways.

What We Do

Three Ways We Advance Education

The Brock Prize

A $50,000 international prize rewarding ideas proven to enhance education and shape the broader community.

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Innovating Education Podcast

Conversations introducing education’s best ideas and the innovators behind them.

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Ellis Walker Woods Award

Honoring distinguished innovation and service to education in our community.

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2024 Brock Prize Laureate

Dr. Michael M. Crow

President of Arizona State University, recognized for reimagining the university as an institution that is both widely accessible and excellent in all measures — shaping what is now known as the New American University.

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