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Registration Opens For the Power of Innovation Summit

At the Ronald Reagan Building, the focus is to chart a course for expanded education opportunity and innovation amidst what will be a sea of leaders at every level.

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BREAKING NEWS
Announcing the 2024 Yass Prize Winner - Primer Microschools

Introducing Primer Microschools, the 2024 $1M Yass Prize Winner, an innovative network is making high-quality microschooling accessible to low-income students in Florida!
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BREAKING NEWS
Announcing the 2024 Yass Prize Finalists

Discover how each of these five visionary organizations are shaping the future of learning with innovative education approaches!
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Learn About All The Yass Prize and STOP Award Winners!

Dozens of ground breaking innovators from 31 states outperforming for kids!
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Important Message about the Future of the Yass Prize

We are evolving this year’s prize structure and this year’s awardees will be the final Yass Prize cohort.
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BREAKING NEWS: Learn more about the 2024 Winner and Finalists

Introducing the 2024 Yass Prize Finalists: Boddle Learning, Rural Schools Innovation Zone, St. Mary’s Academy, New Orleans, and Big Picture Learning! Discover how each of these visionary organizations is shaping the future of learning with innovative approaches.
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Relive the Excitement of the 2024 Yass Prize Announcement from NYC!

In a special event atop One Freedom Tower in New York, the Yass Prize Awardees and Finalists were announced. 

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READ: Keith Brooks’ latest piece in Forbes

What do “Emily in Paris”, Labor Day, and workplace satisfaction have in common? Read National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators Founder and CEO Keith Brooks’ latest in Forbes.
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Congratulations to Valiant Cross Academy on their Opening Day!

2024 Yass Prize Winner, Valiant Cross Academy, opened their doors to a brand new Kindergarten and 1st Grade class on their newest campus in downtown Montgomery!
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St. George x Be More Colorful Collaboration in Action

Two 2023 semifinalists – St. George Municipal School District and Be More Colorful – are teaming up with one another to bring virtual reality career exploration to the forefront of learning in Maine.
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Black Pastors United for Education and Pastor Josh Stand for Educational Freedom

Pastor Josh, founder of Black Pastors United for Education and 2023 finalist, implores Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania to support education freedom in his opinion editorial.
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Yass Prize x Forbes Articles: Our 2022 and 2023 Yass Prize Winners

Read what the 2022 and 2023 Yass Prize winners, Diana Diaz Harrison and Anthony Brock, have to say about how education entrepreneurs are preparing students for careers and adopting diverse school models to ensure student success.
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Stemuli Wins the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2024

At the AI for Good Global Summit, the AI start-up Stemuli with their groundbreaking generative metaverse gaming platform was declared the winner of the Innovation Factory Grand Finale in Geneva, Switzerland. The winner and 2021 Yass Prize Finalist – Stemuli, is reimagining education with AI-tailored learning and immersive career training.
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The Wealth Gap Is Narrowing, but It’s Not Enough

Brian Curcio, the co-founder of Rapunzl which is a 2022 Yass Prize Finalist, explores the intersection of wealth, investing, and education in his latest contributor piece for Forbes. While investing is becoming more accessible, education must still come first.

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Future of Education Podcast

Check out this thoughtful interview with innovation guru and author Michael Horn, who interviewed Anthony Brock, Co-Founder of Valiant Cross Academy, 2023 Yass Prize winner and Jeanne Allen, our CEO. Learn how giving education leaders freedom and flexibility to deliver personalized, holistic, and career-focused approach; their plans for spreading the benefits of their model; and how winning the Yass Prize will help.

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The Yass Prize @ ASU+GSV 2024!

The Yass Prize returned to the ASU+GSV Summit in full force in 2024! From interviews with the likes of education leaders, professional athletes, and students, to expanding the Yass Prize community, spreading “Rays of Innovation” across the education landscape, the excitement and spirit of collaboration were palpable.
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— 2022 Yass Prize & STOP Awards —

Key Dates & Happenings

1
April 20, 2022
2022 Competition Window Opens
2
July 25, 2022
2022 Award Applications Due
3
October
Quarterfinalists Announced
4
December
STOP Award Finalist Celebration & Yass Prize Winner Announced
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The Yass Foundation for Education advances the four core STOP principles: Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education. Each year, the Foundation will reward dozens of organizations, building a growing network of innovative providers that
demonstrate these qualities in their commitment to new ideas, technologies, and approaches to learning that bring education into
the 21st century. The Foundation is powered by the Center for Education Reform (CER) in partnership with Forbes.

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Because of the Yass Prize, we were able to add an additional pre-K classroom.

Portia Green
Principal,
Prichard Prep, 2022 Yass Prize Semifinalist

It might be the first time you’re speaking where everyone is actually listening and cares about what you’re doing.

I don’t think I’ve been in a room as supportive as the Yass Prize Semifinalist room in Miami.

Brian Curcio
Founder and CEO,
Rapunzl, 2022 Yass Prize Finalist

Being a part of the [Yass] family confirmed that what I'm doing is right,

going against the common core and focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

Kenisha Skaggs
Founder,
SOAR Academy

There is absolutely zero downside to being a part of this network by submitting your application and what you will encounter is unlike any other grant.

It's actually mind blowing. I really see myself as an education entrepreneur, but this expanded me.

Diana Diaz-Harrison
Founder,
Arizona Autism Charter Schools

The Yass Prize has significantly impacted the trajectory of our organization.

When we originally applied, we simply provided supplemental support services to homeschooling families. Now, we are growing into an education network that provides community, coaching, and curriculum nationwide.

Brenaea Fairchild
Executive Director,
Melanin Village

Being a part of the [Yass] family confirmed that what I'm doing is right,

focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

Kenisha Scaggs
Founder,
SOAR Academy

Having the status of Yass Prize Semifinalist has opened doors that we’ve been knocking on for years,

including public recognition from our Governor and partnership conversations with other education innovators from around the country.

Matthew Chaussee
Founder & CEO,
CareerViewXR & BeMoreColorful

Being a part of this experience has amplified the access we can give to our students in a way that nothing has, and the access is just critical.

The Yass Prize is almost like Burning Man for education reform.

Cris Gulacy-Worrel
Vice President,
Oakmont Education, 2022 Yass Prize Finalist

The Yass Prize has brought together such diverse leaders

from all different demographics, all different states, all different service provider types that you can learn from.

Taylor Shead
Founder and CEO,
STEMuli Studios

Believe in your mission… Ground yourself… Never give up…

Sal Khan
Founder,
Khan Academy

We used the Yass Prize to launch a program called Skypod catalyst, which is essentially an accelerator to help other people start microschools.

We believe very much that microschools should be bottoms up, they come from the community. They're founded by educators who know their community really well. And they want to design a learning environment for the kids in that community.

Amar Kumar
Founder and CEO,
KaiPod Learning, 2022 Yass Prize Seminfinalist

The foundation of any society is a good education.

Jeff Yass
Founder,
The Yass Prize

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