Discover the 2023 Yass Prize Quarterfinalists! Immerse yourself in the stories, journeys, and accomplishments of this year's awardees.
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21 organizations - 5,000 students - Endless opportunity
Yass Prize Roadshow Continues
Breaking ground on a new building and quadrupling enrollment provides increased opportunities for neurodiverse students at SOAR Academy Evans, Georgia.
Janine Yass interviewed while visiting Discovery Center of Springfield, 2021 $1 Million Yass Prize Winner
Members of the Yass Prize community are making waves.
Join us for the announcement of the $1 MILLION Yass Prize winner December 14, LIVE from Forbes on 5th in New York City!
2023 Yass Prize Application Launch - Starting in
The $1 Million Yass Prize celebrates the country’s education provider which best demonstrates the STOP principles. In conjunction with The Yass Prize, the STOP Awards initiative provides over $20 million in support annually to honor educators who achieve excellence.
Relive the unforgettable moments from the 2023 Quarterfinalist Announcement on September 14th.
Explore The 2023 Yass Summit!
Join us for the Yass Summit in 2023, a groundbreaking event hosted at the world-famous Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. The event marks the convergence of passion, innovation, and action in the realm of education.
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READ: Janine and Jeff Yass commentary in The Philadelphia Inquirer
“We are motivated by the terrible costs and daily hardships wrought by the failure of public school systems across the country.”
SailFuture partnership makes the news in Florida
2022 Yass Prize Finalist SailFuture was recently featured on FoxNews13 in Florida. They announced a new partnership with CareerSource Pinellas to expand job training for students.
Janelle Wood, Black Mothers Forum: An Exclusive Feature on Arizona’s Family/CBS 5!
Watch the dynamic visionary leading the Black Mothers Forum, a 2022 Yass Prize Semifinalist, explain why their trailblazing model of education is crucial for Black students and teachers.
AZ Autism Charter School Cuts the Ribbon on its new Tucson campus
Arizona Autism Charter School—the first charter school network in the Southwest to focus on the specific learning needs of students with autism—opened a new campus in Tucson. Sabria Reid of KOLD News 13 was there to cover the event.
Launch Charter School featured on Spectrum NY1 news!
Recently, Yass Prize awardee Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School took students to the Brooklyn waterfront to learn about the environmental impact of oysters. NY1 Spectrum News came with them!
BuildUP congratulates first to achieve homeownership!
At just 21, Torrey Washington has become the first student from ‘22 Yass Prize Semifinalist BuildUP Community School to achieve the school’s mission: home ownership. It’s the same house he spent 5 years rehabbing as part of the program.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for the big reveal!
Yass Prize Applications are in!
Applications represent nearly 27 million students across the entire PreK-12 continuum from all 50 states, and over 1,000 judges will engage in a rigorous review. Next big milestone: September 14th Quarter-Finalist announcement!
The Yass Prize is the Pulitzer of Education Innovation
“We see the Pulitzer prizes, we see the MacArthur Genius Grants, we see the Pritzker prize for architecture. But for the one field that drives everything, education, there is no definitive prize. The Yass Prize has filled that vacuum — it’s more than just the money. It’s about spurring ideas, it’s about spurring innovation. We are very very proud to be a part of it.”
Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes
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