The 2026 Clara Johnson Award ceremony for Amy Mackin will be held October 20, 6:30 p.m. CT, 7:30 p.m. ET. Click here to attend the ceremony on Zoom.
Amy Mackin’s reported memoir, Henry’s Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood, is as informationally illuminating as it is emotionally gripping. Her powerful story about her experience as a parental advocate for her son, Henry, in special education is more than just a well-researched and organized primer-like guide of the institution. Mackin’s book is also a captivating, frustrating, and inspiring hero’s journey–with her sole objective being Henry’s well-being and educational future.
