Generated by All in One SEO v4.8.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Yass Prize ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Deadline Extended for $1 Million YassPrize and $10 Million STOP Awards Competition](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/correcting-and-replacing-deadline-extended-for-1-million-yassprize-and-10-million-stop-awards-competition/) - [How Utah Lawmakers Put Hollywood Over Health In Final Session Actions](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/how-utah-lawmakers-put-hollywood-over-health-in-final-session-actions/) - In this session, Utah legislators chose Hollywood, over health, glitz over grit. - [Discovery Center Wins $1 Million Dollar Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/discovery-center-wins-1-million-dollar-stop-award/) - [$10 Million STOP Awards Competition Announced](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/10-million-stop-awards-competition-announced/) - [$5 Million To Save Chicago Public School Children](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/5-million-to-save-chicago-public-school-children/) - [Rescue Grant Of $250,000 Released To Help Chicago Public Schools Students Escape The System](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/rescue-grant-of-250000-released-to-help-chicago-public-schools-students-escape-the-system/) - [Why Some In Education Are Able To Transform Learning For Kids And Others Are Stuck](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/why-some-in-education-are-able-to-transform-learning-for-kids-and-others-are-stuck/) - [From Disruption To Innovation: Adapting To Unprecedented Schooling Challenges](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/from-disruption-to-innovation-adapting-to-unprecedented-schooling-challenges/) - [New Trends Emerge In U.S. Schooling Amidst Pandemic’s Second School Year](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/new-trends-emerge-in-u-s-schooling-amidst-pandemics-second-school-year/) - [Microschools Aim To Personalize Learning And Disrupt The Status Quo](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/microschools-aim-to-personalize-learning-and-disrupt-the-status-quo/) - [Who Wants To Be An Average? Why Education The Old Fashioned Way Doesn’t Work.](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/who-wants-to-be-an-average-why-education-the-old-fashioned-way-doesnt-work/) - [Why Those Under 30 Are Still Disrupting Everything](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/why-those-under-30-are-still-disrupting-everything/) - [Hey Innovators: Here’s An $800 Billion Opportunity](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/hey-innovators-heres-an-800-billion-opportunity/) - [The Key To Transforming Education Is To Stop Making Students Conform](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-key-to-transforming-education-is-to-stop-making-students-conform/) - [And Now It’s A School: The Case For Turning After-School Programs Into Real Schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/and-now-its-a-school-the-case-for-turning-after-school-programs-into-real-schools-2/) - [Education Back On The Rise As Deciding Issue For Voters](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/education-back-on-the-rise-as-deciding-issue-for-voters/) - [As Parents Get Angry, Here’s A Simple Way To Fix Schools Post-Covid](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/as-parents-get-angry-heres-a-simple-way-to-fix-schools-post-covid/) - [Under The Tent And Here To Stay: How Schools And School Systems Can Adapt To A New Era Of Parent Empowerment](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/under-the-tent-and-here-to-stay-how-schools-and-school-systems-can-adapt-to-a-new-era-of-parent-empowerment/) - [Why And How Some Schools Educate, While Others Do Not](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/why-and-how-some-schools-educate-while-others-do-not/) - [CARE Elementary School President and Principal: Using Innovative Tools, Resources At Hand To Keep Students Learning](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/care-elementary-school-president-and-principal-using-innovative-tools-resources-at-hand-to-keep-students-learning/) - [How Schools Can Better Serve Hispanic And Latino Students](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/how-schools-can-better-serve-hispanic-and-latino-students/) - [“For Sale:” A 19th Century Education System](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/for-sale-a-19th-century-education-system/) - [Despite Funding, Protocols And Best Practices, Chicago Teachers Union Unprepared to Educate Kids](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/despite-funding-protocols-and-best-practices-chicago-teachers-union-unprepared-to-educate-kids/) - [Allan Sherer: Why We Can’t Wait For The System To Repair Itself](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/allan-sherer-why-we-cant-wait-for-the-system-to-repair-itself/) - [Laura Cassidy: The Key To Education Success Through Covid? School Autonomy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/laura-cassidy-the-key-to-education-success-through-covid-school-autonomy/) - [Our Biggest Takeaway From Pandemic-Era Schooling? Relationships Matter](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/our-biggest-takeaway-from-pandemic-era-schooling-relationships-matter/) - [A Hand Up Or A Handout? Tackling America’s Financial Literacy Crisis](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/a-hand-up-or-a-handout-tackling-americas-financial-literacy-crisis/) - [The Biggest Award In Education Just Got Even Bigger](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-biggest-award-in-education-just-got-even-bigger/) - [Personalized Learning Makes Students Masters Of Their Own Destiny](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/personalized-learning-makes-students-masters-of-their-own-destiny/) - [Why This Philanthropist Decided To Make A Significant Change In Giving Philosophy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/why-this-philanthropist-decided-to-make-a-significant-change-in-giving-philosophy/) - [Biden Administration Answer To Learning Loss? Killing Charter Schools.](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/biden-administration-answer-to-learning-loss-killing-charter-schools/) - [Why And How Some Schools Educate, While Others Do Not](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/why-and-how-some-schools-educate-while-others-do-not-2/) - Providing a free quality private school education to disadvantaged minority children in Miami in a nurturing Christian environment, CARE empowers their students with the academic and spiritual foundation needed to be successful. - [Biden Administration Answer To Learning Loss? Killing Charter Schools.](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/biden-administration-answer-to-learning-loss-killing-charter-schools-2/) - The first Administration in history since bi-partisan charter schools were conceived is pursuing a misguided strategy. - [Why This Philanthropist Decided To Make A Significant Change In Giving Philosophy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/why-this-philanthropist-decided-to-make-a-significant-change-in-giving-philosophy-2/) - No one was really talking about the heroes of education — the teachers who continued to work with kids despite the most trying circumstances of our lifetime. - [A Visit to CARE Elementary](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/a-visit-to-care-elementary/) - The enthusiasm of this Outstanding STOP Award finalist was palpable in the daily morning meeting and welcome. With a community still struggling over concerns about COVID, Principal Chris Simmonds allays fears, and sets students on a productive course each morning with encouragement, songs and group dances across zoom for the whole school to join! - [Construction Almost Complete at Mater](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/construction-almost-complete-at-mater/) - The building of Mater Brickell Academy (MBA), the latest in the Academica family of schools, is well underway in the innovation corridor of Miami, set to open in August. The MBA school will be home to a state-of-the-art 6-12 academic campus which will produce the next generation of entrepreneurs. Students have their own individual investment - [Dallas Media Covers STOP Finalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dallas-media-covers-stop-finalist/) - When the Dallas Education Foundation won the STOP 2021 Finalist award for Transformational, we knew the visionary behind the virtual platform for this big city district would make her mark. Taylor Shead has been bringing her vision of the “education metaverse” to every community and school she knows. The Dallas Observer profiled her in the - [Discovery Expands During Covid](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/discovery-expands-during-covid/) - The Grand Prize winner of the inaugural $1 million STOP Award - the Discovery Center of Springfield - had to step up to the bat again in early January when schools refused to serve students. As schools are closing due to staff shortages and staff absences, the “Emergency Discovery School Program” offers an important option - [Rock by Rock’s Learning Hub](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/rock-by-rocks-learning-hub/) - Rock by Rock seeks to change the way educators teach and students learn so that all education settings truly prepare kids to thrive in our creator economy. Their ready-to-use curriculum provides kids access to a diverse set of real world experts and organizations, as well as on-demand professional development for educators. Rock by Rock is - [Friendship Micropod Opened in DC](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/friendship-micropod-opened-in-dc/) - Friendship Public Charter School, a charter network based in Washington DC, was featured in an op-ed article in “The Sun” highlighting the creation of pods to serve those students that needed an option for in-person learning. Using data to inform their decisions, Friendship’s students have excelled thanks to the power of small-group learning environments. - [Personalized Learning Makes Students Masters Of Their Own Destiny](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/personalized-learning-makes-students-masters-of-their-own-destiny-2/) - The shift toward personalized learning is driving an incredible turnaround in some school districts. - [The Biggest Award In Education Just Got Even Bigger](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-biggest-award-in-education-just-got-even-bigger-2/) - The four STOP principles and the attention they'll get this year will bring hope and new best practices to schools everywhere. - [$1 Million Education Prize Announced](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/1-million-education-prize-announced/) - The STOP Award honors exceptional education providers WHAT: CER is administering the application and awarding of a $1 million dollar prize for an education provider, exceptional group of people, or organization which demonstrated accomplishment during COVID and seeks to expand its work throughout the coming year. The STOP Award for Education will reward education that - [The Fight For Education Reform With Jeanne Allen](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-fight-for-education-reform-with-jeanne-allen/) - [Chicago Private and Charter Schools Receive $5 Million to Expand Enrollment](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/chicago-private-and-charter-schools-receive-5-million-to-expand-enrollment/) - [Chicago academy receives $250,000 to help low-income kids](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/chicago-academy-receives-250000-to-help-low-income-kids/) - [The Key To Education Success Through Covid? School Autonomy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-key-to-education-success-through-covid-school-autonomy/) - [Dallas Education Foundation A Finalist For 2021 STOP Award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dallas-education-foundation-a-finalist-for-2021-stop-award/) - [Forbes And The Center For Education Reform Announce $1 Million STOP Award Winner](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/forbes-and-the-center-for-education-reform-announce-1-million-stop-award-winner-3/) - [Springfield’s Discovery Center awarded $1 million grand prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/springfields-discovery-center-awarded-1-million-grand-prize/) - [Discovery Center of Springfield wins $1 million prize to 'transform education'](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/discovery-center-of-springfield-wins-1-million-prize-to-transform-education/) - [Discovery Center of Springfield announced as the winner of $1 million STOP Award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/discovery-center-of-springfield-announced-as-the-winner-of-1-million-stop-award/) - [Forbes And The Center For Education Reform Announce $1 Million STOP Award Winner](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/forbes-and-the-center-for-education-reform-announce-1-million-stop-award-winner-2/) - [Forbes And The Center For Education Reform Announce $1 Million STOP Award Winner](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/forbes-and-the-center-for-education-reform-announce-1-million-stop-award-winner/) - [Dyslexia school in Baton Rouge up for $1M prize for speedy return to in-person learning](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dyslexia-school-in-baton-rouge-up-for-1m-prize-for-speedy-return-to-in-person-learning/) - [Dallas Education Foundation Is a Finalist for a $1M STOP Award for an Innovative DISD COVID Response](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dallas-education-foundation-is-a-finalist-for-a-1m-stop-award-for-an-innovative-disd-covid-response/) - [Meet The 5 Finalists Who Are Up For The $1 Million STOP Award In Education](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/meet-the-5-finalists-who-are-up-for-the-1-million-stop-award-in-education/) - [NATION’S TOP EDUCATION INNOVATORS WIN FINALIST STATUS](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/nations-top-education-innovators-win-finalist-status/) - [Ozarks Fox AM - Discovery Center-11/17/21](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/ozarks-fox-am-discovery-center-11-17-21/) - [The Best Subscription Boxes for Kids](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-best-subscription-boxes-for-kids/) - [VELA Grantees Partner to Provide Children with Hands-On Learning Opportunities](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/vela-grantees-partner-to-provide-children-with-hands-on-learning-opportunities/) - [Rock by Rock: Hands-on Learning Empowers Kids at Home](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/rock-by-rock-hands-on-learning-empowers-kids-at-home/) - [CORD awarded supplement grant to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Alabama](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/cord-awarded-supplement-grant-to-address-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-in-rural-alabama/) - [The Best Educational Toys, Games and Media for Kids and Teachers - 2020](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-best-educational-toys-games-and-media-for-kids-and-teachers-2020/) - [Parents Create COVID-Screening App for Schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/parents-create-covid-screening-app-for-schools/) - [Cracking the code of dyslexia](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/cracking-the-code-of-dyslexia/) - [School all year? Yes, Louisiana lawmakers are considering it](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/school-all-year-yes-louisiana-lawmakers-are-considering-it/) - [COVID in Louisiana schools: As students return to campuses, infection rates are worse than ever](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/covid-in-louisiana-schools-as-students-return-to-campuses-infection-rates-are-worse-than-ever/) - [Roundup: Business and Boots event / School contracts scrutiny / Louisiana Key Academy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/roundup-business-and-boots-event-school-contracts-scrutiny-louisiana-key-academy/) - [Discovery Center offers child care for health care workers](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/discovery-center-offers-child-care-for-health-care-workers/) - [Celebration of Dallas ISD art educators helps raise money to support district students through the Dallas Education Foundation](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/celebration-of-dallas-isd-art-educators-helps-raise-money-to-support-district-students-through-the-dallas-education-foundation/) - [Dallas ISD showcasing art teachers' works in Heart of Teaching auction at State Fair](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dallas-isd-showcasing-art-teachers-works-in-heart-of-teaching-auction-at-state-fair/) - [Dallas Education Foundation’s HEART OF TEACHING campaign to recognize the talents of Dallas ISD art educator](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dallas-education-foundations-heart-of-teaching-campaign-to-recognize-the-talents-of-dallas-isd-art-educator/) - [Dallas business leaders must invest in online education that will close the digital divide](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/dallas-business-leaders-must-invest-in-online-education-that-will-close-the-digital-divide/) - [The Art Of Furniture by tech+ed+x at The Moore Building Miami Design District](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-art-of-furniture-by-techedx-at-the-moore-building-miami-design-district/) - [#WeAreMiamians inspires locals to embrace culture, capture beauty of city](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/wearemiamians-inspires-locals-to-embrace-culture-capture-beauty-of-city/) - [Heal the Earth Through the Arts Foundation Joins Miami Rescue Mission to Celebrate Christmas and Give Back to the Community](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/heal-the-earth-through-the-arts-foundation-joins-miami-rescue-mission-to-celebrate-christmas-and-give-back-to-the-community/) - [Commissioner Watson Gains Commission Approval for ‘Muhammad Ali Way’](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/commissioner-watson-gains-commission-approval-for-muhammad-ali-way/) - [Springfield parents hopeful about The Discovery Center’s chances of winning $1 million grant](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/springfield-parents-hopeful-about-the-discovery-centers-chances-of-winning-1-million-grant/) - [The Discovery Center crosses fingers for a $1 million grant](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-discovery-center-crosses-fingers-for-a-1-million-grant/) - [Philharmonic violinist leads first-of-its-kind virtual lesson for Bronx charter school students](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/philharmonic-violinist-leads-first-of-its-kind-virtual-lesson-for-bronx-charter-school-students/) - [Shots for Tots](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/shots-for-tots/) - [Data That Educators Need to Reopen Schools Isn’t Coming. So They’re Collecting It Themselves.](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/data-that-educators-need-to-reopen-schools-isnt-coming-so-theyre-collecting-it-themselves/) - [Parent-led group boosts learning in pandemic](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/parent-led-group-boosts-learning-in-pandemic/) - [Oakland made gains in closing the digital divide during COVID. The classroom tech could be here to stay](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/oakland-made-gains-in-closing-the-digital-divide-during-covid-the-classroom-tech-could-be-here-to-stay/) - [Families delivered innovative solutions to pandemic-fueled education disruptions. Policymakers should support them to do so again](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/families-delivered-innovative-solutions-to-pandemic-fueled-education-disruptions-policymakers-should-support-them-to-do-so-again/) - [Learning Hubs: A Shovel-Ready Strategy for Spending New Federal Relief Funds](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/learning-hubs-a-shovel-ready-strategy-for-spending-new-federal-relief-funds/) - [How covid-19 is inspiring education reform](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/how-covid-19-is-inspiring-education-reform/) - [Akash Patel makes Dallas Business Journal's 40 under 40](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/akash-patel-makes-dallas-business-journals-40-under-40/) - [School leaders fear that stricter lunch program eligibility in the fall could make it harder for students to eat](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/school-leaders-fear-that-stricter-lunch-program-eligibility-in-the-fall-could-make-it-harder-for-students-to-eat/) - [Teachers struggle to keep children learning as coronavirus shuts down schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/teachers-struggle-to-keep-children-learning-as-coronavirus-shuts-down-schools/) - [Friendship PCS Blow Pierce Campus Maintains Ties with Parents During In-Person Learning](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/friendship-pcs-blow-pierce-campus-maintains-ties-with-parents-during-in-person-learning/) - [North Island Credit Union Provides 500 Back-to-School Backpacks & Supplies to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/north-island-credit-union-provides-500-back-to-school-backpacks-supplies-to-the-boys-girls-clubs-of-greater-san-diego/) - [North County Business Briefs, Nov. 7](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/north-county-business-briefs-nov-7/) - [Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego – William J. Oakes Branch – Reopens](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/boys-girls-clubs-of-greater-san-diego-william-j-oakes-branch-reopens/) - [Newark schools are ramping up virtual tutoring. Will it be enough to combat pandemic learning loss?](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/newark-schools-are-ramping-up-virtual-tutoring-will-it-be-enough-to-combat-pandemic-learning-loss/) - [As schools plan for the pandemic recovery, here’s what Newark students say they want](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/as-schools-plan-for-the-pandemic-recovery-heres-what-newark-students-say-they-want/) - [CARE Elementary principal creates rap video to promote social distancing](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/care-elementary-principal-creates-rap-video-to-promote-social-distancing/) - [New Orleans Public Schools Launches Free COVID-19 Testing Sites For Students, Staff](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/new-orleans-public-schools-launches-free-covid-19-testing-sites-for-students-staff/) - [Inaugural golf tourney carries Finneran legacy FORE!-ward](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/inaugural-golf-tourney-carries-finneran-legacy-fore-ward/) - [NYC's Partnership Schools to Take Over Two Catholic Schools in Cleveland](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/nycs-partnership-schools-to-take-over-two-catholic-schools-in-cleveland/) - [The Future of Catholic Schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-future-of-catholic-schools/) - [Global Ed delivers food to Pueblo community](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/global-ed-delivers-food-to-pueblo-community/) - [Louisiana Key Academy announced as semi-finalists for $1 million grant Louisiana Key Academy announced as semi-finalists for $1 million grant](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/louisiana-key-academy-announced-as-semi-finalists-for-1-million-grant-louisiana-key-academy-announced-as-semi-finalists-for-1-million-grant/) - [Louisiana Key Academy welcomes students back to in-person instruction](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/louisiana-key-academy-welcomes-students-back-to-in-person-instruction/) - [SV Chat: Oakland activist pushes for educational equity during COVID-19](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/sv-chat-oakland-activist-pushes-for-educational-equity-during-covid-19/) - [Oakland Parents Say The Pandemic Helped To Get Learning Concerns Addressed](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/oakland-parents-say-the-pandemic-helped-to-get-learning-concerns-addressed/) - [Distance learning lawsuit against California involving Oakland families moves forward](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/distance-learning-lawsuit-against-california-involving-oakland-families-moves-forward/) - [Here's how a charter school in Pittsburgh's east end opened in the midst of the pandemic](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/heres-how-a-charter-school-in-pittsburghs-east-end-opened-in-the-midst-of-the-pandemic/) - [Mayor de Blasio Announces ‘Charter School Vaccine Blitz’ Following Zeta Charter Schools Advocacy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/mayor-de-blasio-announces-charter-school-vaccine-blitz-following-zeta-charter-schools-advocacy/) - [Zeta Charter Schools achieve near 99% vaccination rate amongst staff](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/zeta-charter-schools-achieve-near-99-vaccination-rate-amongst-staff/) - [One New York City School Opened Weeks Ago, Says It Can Be Done](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/one-new-york-city-school-opened-weeks-ago-says-it-can-be-done/) - [Teach For America St. Louis Announces Program to Retain and Support Excellent Teachers](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/teach-for-america-st-louis-announces-program-to-retain-and-support-excellent-teachers/) - [Parents, Districts, students, adjust to remote learning as schools remain closed](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/parents-districts-students-adjust-to-remote-learning-as-schools-remain-closed/) - [6 Lessons Learned About Better Teaching During the Pandemic](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/6-lessons-learned-about-better-teaching-during-the-pandemic/) - [Greenville nonprofit in the running for $1 million 'education innovation' prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/greenville-nonprofit-in-the-running-for-1-million-education-innovation-prize/) - [The Discovery Center becomes semifinalist for $1 million education grant](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/the-discovery-center-becomes-semifinalist-for-1-million-education-grant/) - 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[Lab51 - One Stone](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/lab51-one-stone/) - [The Oaks Academy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/the-oaks-academy/) - [MAP Academy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/map-academy/) - [Atlas Public Schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/atlas-public-schools/) - [National Microschooling Center](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/national-microschooling-center/) - [Latitude Learning Resources](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/latitude-learning-resources/) - [Vertex Partnership Academies](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/vertex-partnership-academies/) - [Workshop Middle School](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/workshop-middle-school/) - [Brookstone School](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/brookstone-school/) - [Lancaster Science Factory](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/lancaster-science-factory/) - 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[2021 Recipients](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/2021-recipients/) - [2022 Quarterfinalists](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/2022-quarterfinalists/) - [2022 Quarterfinalists](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/2022-quarterfinalists/2022-quarterfinalists/) - [2021 Semifinalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/awardees/2021-semifinalist-old/) ## Testimonials - [Brenaea Fairchild](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/brenaea-fairchild/) - 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. - [Keith Brooks](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/keith-brooks/) - It has helped me raise the ceiling on what’s possible. - [Dr. LeDonna Griffin](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/dr-ledonna-griffin/) - The Yass Prize has empowered our youth, families and community by bringing great visibility to our efforts. - [Kenisha Scaggs](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/kenisha-scaggs/) - focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge. - [Christine Laurenzi](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/christine-laurenzi/) - It has created an energy and momentum that is palpable [and] given us practical strategies to rethink our growth plan. - [Cris Gulacy-Worrel](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/cris-gulacy-worrel-2/) - The Yass Prize is almost like Burning Man for education reform. - [Pastor Joshua Robertson](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/pastor-joshua-robertson/) - It's given us an opportunity to start critical discussions with our congregations, parents, community leaders and members, about the laws that govern education in Pennsylvania. - [Kelby Woodard](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/kelby-woodard/) - The Yass experience has given us “permission” to do exactly that. - [Matthew Chaussee](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/matthew-chaussee/) - including public recognition from our Governor and partnership conversations with other education innovators from around the country. - [Cris Gulacy-Worrel](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/cris-gulacy-worrel/) - The Yass Prize is almost like Burning Man for education reform. - [Jeff Yass](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/jeff-yass/) - [Janine Yass](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/janine-yass-5/) - The funding is not following children. We're trying to make better options for kids, for poor kids, middle class kids. Wealthy people have this choice, they opt out of their systems easily, why shouldn't all children have that choice? - [Brian Curcio](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/brian-curcio-3/) - I don’t think I’ve been in a room as supportive as the Yass Prize Semifinalist room in Miami. - [Portia Green](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/portia-green/) - [Amar Kumar](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/amar-kumar-2/) - 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. - [Brian Patrick King](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/brian-patrick-king/) - I'm in the process of going through the construction of a 20,000 square foot $11.5 million dollar building dedicated to career and technical education for the students in the Philadelphia region. - [Francis X. Suarez](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/francis-x-suarez/) - It’s thanks to organizations like the Yass Prize that our children are going to have a better tomorrow. - [Jeanne Allen](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/jeanne-allen/) - We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain. - [Diana Diaz-Harrison](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/diana-diaz-harrison-2/) - and I couldn't be more grateful for what it's done for us, and helping us serve more students and families. - [Wade Moore](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/wade-moore/) - And through that, we were able to open up our second campus in the city of Wichita. - [Jeff Imrich](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/jeff-imrich/) - in innovators who are doing this type of transformational work, so that others can learn from it and replicate it, so that you can actually grow yourselves. - [Sal Khan](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/sal-khan/) - [Kevin Stitt](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/kevin-stitt/) - [Janine Yass](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/janine-yass-4/) - Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens. - [Taylor Shead](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/taylor-shead/) - Not only because of the capital, but because of the knowledge that comes by communing with the diverse group of people as opposed to everybody that thinks the exact same way that you might think. - [Taylor Shead - demographics](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/taylor-shead-demographics/) - from all different demographics, all different states, all different service provider types that you can learn from. - [Kenisha Skaggs](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/kenisha-skaggs/) - 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. - [Diana Diaz-Harrison](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/diana-diaz-harrison/) - It's actually mind blowing. I really see myself as an education entrepreneur, but this expanded me. - [Dr. Steve Perry](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/testimonials/dr-steve-perry/) - we have to find academic experiences that represent neuro-divergent learners, kids who want to learn about gaming, who want to do stuff online, who dropped out of school. ## News & Events - [23 Education Providers Vie for Coveted $1,000,000 Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/23-education-providers-vie-for-coveted-1000000-yass-prize/) - Contenders announced at Forbes HQ move on to participate in November business accelerator NEW YORK, NY – 23 education entrepreneurs were announced today as contenders for the 2025 Yass Prize at Forbes on Fifth in New York City. The $1,000,000 prize, viewed as the “Pulitzer for Education Innovation,” finds, rewards, and celebrates education providers which - [Janine and Jeff Yass Speak at the Emerging School Models Conference at Harvard University](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/janine-and-jeff-yass-speak-at-the-emerging-school-models-conference-at-harvard-university/) - [Yass Prize Alumni Awarded Over $4 million to Expand Education Opportunity in Texas](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-prize-alumni-awarded-over-4-million-to-expand-education-opportunity-in-texas/) - Texas Education Freedom Award celebrates most expansive ESA in the nation AUSTIN, TX – On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, eleven diverse award-winning education providers were honored with substantial financial investments to support the expansion of their nationally recognized models across the state. An initiative of the Yass Prize, the Texas Education Freedom Award was created - [Ed Secretary McMahon Celebrates Autism Awareness Month at Arizona Autism, 2022 Yass Prize winner](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/ed-secretary-mcmahon-celebrates-autism-awareness-month-at-pioneering-charter-school/) - Names AZ Autism Charter School Founder Diana Diaz-Harrison Deputy Assistant Secretary For Special Education PHOENIX, AZ. In a visit to Arizona Autism Charter School, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon named Diana Diaz-Harrison Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, a post that will put her in charge of guiding policy for the - [BREAKING: $1 Million Yass Prize Launches 2025 Competition](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/breaking-1-million-yass-prize-launches-2025-competition/) - The "Pulitzer of Education Innovation" returns to reward transformational education providers embodying the STOP Principles PROVIDENCE, RI — Standing at the flagship school of 2024 finalist Big Picture Learning, the Center for Education Reform (CER) today announced the official launch of the 2025 Yass Prize competition — offering $1 million to the education provider that - [Education Innovators to Nation’s New Leaders: Give Us the Power to Fix Education](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/education-innovators-to-nations-new-leaders-give-us-the-power-to-fix-education/) - Awarding-winning schools and education organizations meet to plot a course for the next president, the 119th Congress, and the nation’s new leaders. Washington, D.C. – Education innovators from across the U.S. – diverse in students served, education sectors, and politics – who gathered in the nation’s capital last Thursday want President-elect Trump and the nation’s - [Trade-related Awardees of the Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/trade-related-awardees-of-the-yass-prize/) - Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School Alabama Ruben Morris, CEO AAAHS prepares their diverse student body for leadership positions in the aerospace and aviation industries through a rigorous, authentic, industry-aligned aerospace and defense education. They strive to create clearly defined pathways to enter aviation and aerospace careers and also to become a widely respected source - [Primer Microschools is named 2024 Yass Prize Winner](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/primer-microschools-is-named-2024-yass-prize-winner/) - Surprise announcement comes amidst Semifinalist gathering in NYC New York City, Sept. 12, 2024 – The Yass Prize, in partnership with The Center for Education Reform (CER) and Forbes, today announced the 2024 Yass Prize $1 million winner and four finalists that make up the final cohort of the pathbreaking initiative. Together, with the 20 - [Million Dollar Yass Prize Awarded to Valiant Cross Academy of Montgomery, Alabama](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/million-dollar-yass-prize-awarded-to-valiant-cross-academy-of-montgomery-alabama/) - Prestigious national award recognizes outstanding educational innovation; provides winner, nine finalists and twenty three semifinalists with $13 million in combined funding Dec. 13, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Today, the $1 million Yass Prize was awarded to Valiant Cross Academy, a trailblazing all-boys Christian school based in Montgomery, Alabama. Now in its third year, the - [Watch the 2024 Yass Prize Semifinalist Announcement](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/watch-the-2024-yass-prize-semifinalist-announcement/) - Meet the 2024 Yass Prize Semifinalist - [Gov. Shapiro, we must invest in educational freedom](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/gov-shapiro-we-must-invest-in-educational-freedom/) - [Can A Video Game Change Your Career Trajectory?](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/can-a-video-game-change-your-career-trajectory/) - [An Alabama School Runs on Faith, Family and Fatherhood](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/an-alabama-school-runs-on-faith-family-and-fatherhood/) - [K-12 Entrepreneurs Leave Nothing To Chance With Career Readiness](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/k-12-entrepreneurs-leave-nothing-to-chance-with-career-readiness/) - [Importance of Black male teachers drives Kansas City activist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/importance-of-black-male-teachers-drives-kansas-city-activist/) - [Stemuli’s Stratospheric Rise](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/stemulis-stratospheric-rise/) - [Stemuli wins the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2024](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/stemuli-wins-the-ai-for-good-innovation-factory-grand-finale-2024/) - [Roadshow Recap: A Visit to Detroit Achievement Academy, 2023 Yass Prize finalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/roadshow-recap-a-visit-to-detroit-achievement-academy-2023-yass-prize-finalist/) - Roadshow Recap: A Visit to Detroit Achievement Academy, 2023 Yass Prize finalist For over a decade, Detroit Achievement Academy School District, a 2023 Yass Prize Finalist, has been a trailblazer in education, driving innovation and change while nurturing students to become change-makers themselves. Serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade across the city, Detroit Prep - [LUMIN Schools Receives Grant Valued at $100,000 to Fund VR Career Exploration](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/lumin-schools-receives-grant-valued-at-100000-to-fund-vr-career-exploration/) - [Joe Connor: Preparing Alabama families for ESAs](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/joe-connor-preparing-alabama-families-for-esas/) - [West Virginia Academy prepares to shine during Open House](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-prepares-to-shine-during-open-house/) - [NBC travels to NOLA and features unCommon Construction](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/nbc-travels-to-nola-and-features-uncommon-construction/) - [Roadshow for Opportunity: Cristo Rey Network](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/roadshow-for-opportunity-cristo-rey-network/) - The School that Works: Cristo Rey, North Miami The 5th Stop on the Roadshow for Opportunity The newest high school in the Cristo Rey network, the North Miami work-study focussed, faith-based high school is giving students a college prep education and career experience that helps sustain their education. The school, which began in 2022, serves - [Roadshow for Opportunity: Odyssey Charter](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/roadshow-for-opportunity-odyssey-charter/) - Filotimo! The School Where Honor and Education go Hand-in-Hand The Yass Prize Makes its 4th Stop at Award-Winning Greek Immersion School Our fourth STOP for Education on the Roadshow for Opportunity was an example of what’s possible when community leaders have the freedom to create their dream school. Odyssey Charter School is precisely that, and - [Roadshow for Opportunity: On the Ground with Black Pastors United](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/on-the-ground-with-black-pastors-united/) - Where Students Are Seen, Heard, Valued and Challenged In the capital city of Pennsylvania, Black pastors from across the state gathered to see and hear how to replicate an innovative model of learning. Behind all great learning environments is a superb leader – and the leader of this unique learning center happens to also be - [Roadshow for Opportunity: Valiant Cross Academy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/roadshow-2024-valiant-cross/) - V is for Valiant. Victory, too. “Great Day!” Head of School and Valiant Cross Academy (VCA) Co-founder Anthony Brock announced from the podium. “Great Day!”, the boys and guests assembled responded. Great Day, indeed. Even if we hadn’t gotten to know the Valiant Cross story, the people who began it and lead it… Even if - [A School Where Students Love Themselves and Succeed Academically](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-school-where-students-love-themselves-and-succeed-academically/) - [A New Kind of Catholic School](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-new-kind-of-catholic-school/) - [St. George MSU to construct first-of-its-kind career and technical center](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/st-george-msu-to-construct-first-of-its-kind-career-and-technical-center/) - [School’s first QuestBridge National Scholarship recipient](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/schools-first-questbridge-national-scholarship-recipient/) - [Knox County school wins $500,000 as finalist for 'best-in-class' education](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/knox-county-school-wins-500000-as-finalist-for-best-in-class-education/) - [Maine school gets funding for nation’s 1st pre-K-to-12 shop class](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/maine-school-gets-funding-for-nations-1st-pre-k-to-12-shop-class/) - [A group of pastors united to give struggling students a leg up: 'This need is tremendous'](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-group-of-pastors-united-to-give-struggling-students-a-leg-up-this-need-is-tremendous/) - [Melissa Tracy of Odyssey Charter School Named $1 Million Global Teacher Prize Finalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/melissa-tracy-of-odyssey-charter-school-named-1-million-global-teacher-prize-finalist/) - [Tiny coastal school nears $3 million makerspace expansion with award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/tiny-coastal-school-nears-3-million-makerspace-expansion-with-award-2/) - [Valiant Cross Academy among nation’s finalists for Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-among-nations-finalists-for-yass-prize/) - [Valiant Cross Academy, ’23 Yass Prize Semifinalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-23-yass-prize-semifinalist/) - [Two Detroit Charter Schools chase Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/two-detroit-charter-schools-chase-yass-prize/) - [West Virginia Academy named Semifinalist of the prestigious Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-named-semifinalist-of-the-prestigious-yass-prize/) - [Odyssey Poll Featured in Politico](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-poll-featured-in-politico/) - [Cristo Rey on Catholic School Matters Podcast](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/cristo-rey-on-catholic-school-matters-podcast/) - [St. George Municipal School Unit On TV](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/st-george-municipal-school-unit-on-tv/) - [Valiant Cross Academy Makes the News](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-makes-the-news/) - [Detroit charter network up for $1 million award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/detroit-charter-network-up-for-1-million-award/) - [West Virginia Academy hopes for $1 million](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-hopes-for-1-million/) - [West Virginia Academy named finalist for YASS Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-named-finalist-for-yass-prize/) - [The gold standard of education innovation in America': Valiant Cross wins $1M Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-gold-standard-of-education-innovation-in-america-valiant-cross-wins-1m-yass-prize/) - [Valiant Cross Academy wins national Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-wins-national-yass-prize/) - [Princeton’s The Melanin Village wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Contest](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/princetons-the-melanin-village-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-contest/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, The Melanin Village of Princeton, NJ, was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass Prize Celebration and - [Midcoast Maine school wins national contest, gets $500k for innovative education program](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/midcoast-maine-school-wins-national-contest-gets-500k-for-innovative-education-program/) - [Valiant Cross Academy earns $1 Million Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-earns-1-million-yass-prize/) - [This Maine School Wins Half a Million Dollars for Being the Best](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/this-maine-school-wins-half-a-million-dollars-for-being-the-best/) - [Valiant Cross Academy earns $1 million Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-earns-1-million-yass-prize-2/) - [West Virginia Academy will use its $500K Yass Prize to extend its mission in the Mountain State](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-will-use-its-500k-yass-prize-to-extend-its-mission-in-the-mountain-state/) - [Odyssey Charter wins $500,000 in national competition](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-charter-wins-500000-in-national-competition/) - [Pennsylvania philanthropists give millions in 'education innovation' awards](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/pennsylvania-philanthropists-give-millions-in-education-innovation-awards/) - [Harrisburg-based pastors group wins $500K award as Yass Prize finalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/harrisburg-based-pastors-group-wins-500k-award-as-yass-prize-finalist/) - [West Virginia Academy receives visit from Yass Prize group](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-receives-visit-from-yass-prize-group/) - [Star pupil: W.Va. Academy gets a visit from the Yass Prize, which awarded it $500K in December](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/star-pupil-w-va-academy-gets-a-visit-from-the-yass-prize-which-awarded-it-500k-in-december/) - [Head of Valiant Cross Academy speaks out on youth gun violence](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/head-of-valiant-cross-academy-speaks-out-on-youth-gun-violence/) - [Brenaea Fairchild of the Melanin Village](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/brenaea-fairchild-of-the-melanin-village/) - [West Virginia charter schools making a national mark](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-charter-schools-making-a-national-mark/) - [Odyssey celebrates Greek program, $500,000 national award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-celebrates-greek-program-500000-national-award/) - [A New Dawn in the Delta: From Personal Resurgence to National Recognition](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-new-dawn-in-the-delta-from-personal-resurgence-to-national-recognition/) - [Celebration, education panel discussion at Odyssey Charter School](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/celebration-education-panel-discussion-at-odyssey-charter-school/) - [Odyssey Charter hosts Oli Mazi (Together We Stand) celebration - with serious talk as well](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-charter-hosts-oli-mazi-together-we-stand-celebration-with-serious-talk-as-well/) - [Odyssey Charter School Earns Coveted Yass Award for Innovative Blend of Hellenic Education and Ai Technology](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-charter-school-earns-coveted-yass-award-for-innovative-blend-of-hellenic-education-and-ai-technology/) - [Morgantown charter school plans new facility in the Cheat Lake area](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/morgantown-charter-school-plans-new-facility-in-the-cheat-lake-area/) - [Pastor’s rocky road through school spurs interest in education options: Trailblazers & Trendsetters](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/pastors-rocky-road-through-school-spurs-interest-in-education-options-trailblazers-trendsetters/) - [$1 Million Secured by Pingree for St. George CTE](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/1-million-secured-by-pingree-for-st-george-cte/) - [AZ Autism Charter Scores State Award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/az-autism-charter-scores-state-award/) - [CTE Center Gets $1 Million Federal Grant](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/cte-center-gets-1-million-federal-grant/) - [Black Pastors United in the News!](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/black-pastors-united-in-the-news/) - [St. George Leading in CTE](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/st-george-msu-leading-in-career-technical-education/) - [A Maine Lobster Town Sees Its Future in Shop Class](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-maine-lobster-town-sees-its-future-in-shop-class/) - [Roadshow for Opportunity: A Heaven of Education Opportunity...](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-heaven-of-education-opportunity/) - Almost Heaven, Our Day in The Mountain State From Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Morgantown, West Virginia, we continue the Roadshow for Opportunity today at Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware, the site of an innovative model that instills a love for and proficiency in the classics, language and democracy among a diverse array of underserved students. - [ASU Prep on KTAR.com](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/asu-prep-on-ktar-com/) - [CREATE Conservatory among 33 contenders for renowned Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/create-conservatory-among-33-contenders-for-renowned-yass-prize/) - [Educational freedom is the right thing to do](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/educational-freedom-is-the-right-thing-to-do/) - [Innovative local school vies for $1 million](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/innovative-local-school-vies-for-1-million/) - [NJ’s College Achieve Public Schools Named Semifinalist for Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/njs-college-achieve-public-schools-named-semifinalist-for-yass-prize/) - [Randolph Eastern Named Yass Prize Semifinalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/randolph-eastern-named-yass-prize-semifinalist/) - [Randolph Eastern School Corp. Vying for $1 Million Education Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/randolph-eastern-school-corp-vying-for-1-million-education-prize/) - [Savannah Legacy Academy to Vie for $1 Million Education Award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/savannah-legacy-academy-to-vie-for-1-million-education-award/) - [SOAR’s Kenisha Skaggs a “Woman to Watch”](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/soars-kenisha-skaggs-a-woman-to-watch/) - [Stemuli-Texoma: White House-Backed Tech Partnership](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/stemuli-texoma-white-house-backed-tech-partnership/) - [Tutwiler Center Named Semifinalist, Guaranteed at least $200,000](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/tutwiler-center-named-semifinalist-guaranteed-at-least-200000/) - [unCommon Construction on the cover of Constructor Magazine](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/uncommon-construction-on-the-cover-of-constructor-magazine/) - [Florida’s Verdi EcoSchool on Public Radio](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/floridas-verdi-ecoschool-on-public-radio/) - [Michigan Capitol News Salutes Detroit Achievement](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/michigan-capitol-news-salutes-detroit-achievement/) - [Wildflower Montessori Featured in Rick Hess’s Straight Up](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/wildflower-montessori-featured-in-rick-hesss-straight-up/) - [Be More Colorful in the News](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/be-more-colorful-in-the-news/) - [Valiant Cross Academy up for the Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-academy-up-for-the-yass-prize/) - [Chesapeake Bay Academy on Coast Live](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/chesapeake-bay-academy-on-coast-live/) - [Valiant Cross Awarded $1 million Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/valiant-cross-awarded-1-million-yass-prize/) - [Lifeline scholarships provide hope to students in failing public schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/lifeline-scholarships-provide-hope-to-students-in-failing-public-schools/) - [Arizona’s Students Crush Academic Records With Innovative School Choice Options](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/arizonas-students-crush-academic-records-with-innovative-school-choice-options/) - [West Virginia Academy Wins $500,000 Yass Prize for Education Innovation and Announces Future Expansion Plans](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-wins-500000-yass-prize-for-education-innovation-and-announces-future-expansion-plans/) - [A school for tomorrow in Prince George's County today](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-school-for-tomorrow-in-prince-georges-county-today/) - [The Cristo Rey Network to Host National Education Leaders & Lawmakers](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-cristo-rey-network-to-host-national-education-leaders-lawmakers/) - Faith-based Independent High School Network Exemplifies a Transformational Model MIAMI, FL. On Tuesday, February 13th, The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education continues its multi-state Roadshow for Opportunity with a stop in Miami, FL, at Cristo Rey Miami High School of the Cristo Rey Network, an innovative and disruptive faith-based high school - [Capitol Journal features Anthony Brock](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/capitol-journal-features-anthony-brock/) - https://youtu.be/LeOliWk-z7M?t=1936 - [Odyssey Charter Welcomes National Education Leaders in Wilmington, DE](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-charter-welcomes-national-education-leaders-in-wilmington-de/) - Delaware’s First Second Language K-12 Charter School Nationally Recognized WILMINGTON, DE. Today, Monday, February 5th, the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless Education will visit its fourth state in three weeks on the Roadshow for Opportunity with a stop in Wilmington, Delaware. This event will shine a spotlight on Odyssey Charter, a dual-language - [West Virginia Academy to Host National Education Leaders](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/west-virginia-academy-to-host-national-education-leaders/) - Pioneering Morgantown School Celebrated After Battling for Education Freedom MORGANTOWN, WV. Tomorrow, February 2nd, The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless Education visits its third state on the Roadshow for Opportunity with a stop to Morgantown, West Virginia. This event will take place at the campus of one of the 2023 Yass Prize - [Black Pastors United for Education Host National Education Leaders](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/black-pastors-united-for-education-host-national-education-leaders/) - Harrisburg-based Learning Centers Recognized for Innovation & Excellence HARRISBURG, PA. Next Thursday, February 1st, The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education continues its multi-state Roadshow for Opportunity with its second stop to Harrisburg, the capital city of Pennsylvania, at the site of the Rock Education Center and HQ of Black Pastors United - [2024 Yass Prize application window now open!](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/2024-yass-prize-application-window-now-open/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0kAB-MgS4A - [BREAKING: Nationwide Education Competition Launches for 2024](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/breaking-nationwide-education-competition-launches-for-2024/) - Contact: Media@dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io Yass Prize will distribute $15 million to the top 50 education providers who meet the STOP Principles MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA —On Thursday, January 18, 2024, just steps from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s church, the Yass Prize announced its 2024 competition at the site of 2023 Yass Prize winner, Valiant Cross Academy, two - [The Yass Prize Roadshow 2022-2023](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-yass-prize-roadshow-2022-2023/) - [National Roadshow Begins at Valiant Cross Academy](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/national-roadshow-begins-at-valiant-cross-academy-2/) - Roadshow for Opportunity to host award-winning educators, state lawmakers and AL Governor Kay Ivey. MONTGOMERY, AL. This Thursday, January 18th, The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education launches its multi-state Roadshow for Opportunity with its first stop to Montgomery, AL, footsteps away from Dr. King’s church, to visit $1 million Yass Prize - [Highlights from the Yass Prize Celebration & Gala 2023](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-best-of-2023/) - A glimpse of the journey of education entrepreneurs who became a new movement for transformational education. https://youtu.be/r7YedW8uUHY - [‘TWAS THE  NIGHT OF THE YASS PRIZE!](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/twas-the-night-of-the-yass-prize/) - ‘TWAS THE NIGHT OF THE YASS PRIZE! (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night of the Yass Prize and all through the city, No unions were stirring, not even a bitty! The prize room was ready, the plaques set with care, With hopes that awardees were not yet aware! When out of the - [Odyssey wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Contest](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/odyssey-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-contest/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, Odyssey was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass Prize Celebration and Gala in Midtown Manhattan. The - [Tenants Harbor, ME St. George Municipal School Unit wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Contest](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/tenants-harbor-me-st-george-municipal-school-unit-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-contest/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, St. George Municipal School Unit of Tenants Harbor, ME, was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass - [Wilmington’s Odyssey Charter School wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Contest](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/wilmingtons-odyssey-charter-school-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-contest/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, Wilmington’s Odyssey Charter School was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass Prize Celebration and Gala in - [National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Contest](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/national-fellowship-for-black-and-latino-male-educators-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-contest/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, the National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators, was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass - [Detroit Achievement Academy Wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Competition](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/detroit-achievement-academy-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-competition/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, Detroit Achievement Academy of Detroit, MI, was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass Prize Celebration and - [Cristo Rey Network wins $500,000 in National Yass Prize Contest](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/cristo-rey-network-wins-500000-in-national-yass-prize-contest/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, Cristo Rey Network, a national faith-based independent school network headquartered in Chicago, was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the - [Black Pastors United for Education of Harrisburg, PA Wins $500,000 in Yass Prize Competition](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/black-pastors-united-for-education-of-harrisburg-pa-wins-500000-in-yass-prize-competition/) - Yass Prize finalist receives prestigious national award for outstanding educational innovation. Dec. 14, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Yesterday, Black Pastors for United Education of Harrisburg, PA, was named a finalist for the coveted Yass Prize and won a $500,000 STOP Award for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education at the third annual Yass Prize - [The Yass Prize to be Awarded December 13 In NYC](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-yass-prize-to-be-awarded-dec-13-in-nyc/) - Millions in philanthropic investments to go to innovative education providers from across the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC – Over $13 million dollars will be awarded to innovative education organizations from across the U.S. in a celebration tomorrow, December 13, including the prestigious $1 million Yass Prize known as the Pulitzer of Education Innovation. Now in its - [$1 Million Yass Prize to be Announced on December 13](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/1-million-yass-prize-to-be-announced-on-december-13/) - WASHINGTON, DC – Having completed a four-week Accelerator that culminated in their final pitch, the 33 Semifinalists for the prestigious Yass Prize are now just days away from the final decision, to be announced on Dec. 13 in New York City. The Yass Prize, in partnership with Forbes, is known as the Pulitzer of Education - [Highlights from the Inaugural Yass Summit & Semifinalist Celebration](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/highlights-from-the-inaugural-yass-summit-semifinalist-celebration/) - https://youtu.be/rCfXfjc6am0 - [’23 Yass Prize Semifinalist Be More Colorful featured on Valley News Now](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/23-yass-prize-semifinalist-be-more-colorful-featured-on-valley-news-now/) - [The Urgent Need for a New Approach](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-urgent-need-for-a-new-approach/) - Opinion: The numbers show that teaching needs a new approach The profession of education is at a crossroads. In my 40 years as an educator, I’ve had the privilege of working with some truly amazing teachers, individuals with selfless dedication to their students and their craft. These educators were allowed the autonomy to integrate standard - [OnYourMark: Yass Prize Awardee Shines in Tutoring](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/onyourmark-yass-prize-awardee-shines-in-tutoring/) - [Bismarck Innovation School wins prestigious education award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/bismarck-innovation-school-wins-prestigious-education-award/) - [33 Semifinalists Vie for $1 Million Yass Prize ](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/33-semifinalists-vie-for-1-million-yass-prize/) - New Organization Unveiled to Expand Disruptive Education Innovation CLEVELAND, OH – Following the inaugural Yass Summit, a diverse group of 33 Semifinalists for the $1 million Yass Prize were announced, while a major new organization was unveiled to meet the needs of a growing movement of transformational education providers. The new Yass Center for - [Relive the 2023 Quarterfinalist Announcement](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/relive-the-2023-quarterfinalist-announcement/) - https://youtu.be/ThgotmaMyHY - [Yass Award Celebrates Arkansas Educators Who Expand Education Opportunity](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-award-celebrates-arkansas-educators-who-expand-education-opportunity/) - WASHINGTON – Five education providers from Arkansas were named winners of the Yass Award for Education Freedom today during a live event from Washington, DC. Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens, and after more states boldly adopted new student-centered education policies, the Yass Prize launched a new initiative, the - [Yass Award Celebrates Iowa Educators Who Expand Education Opportunity](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-award-celebrates-iowa-educators-who-expand-education-opportunity/) - WASHINGTON – Nine education providers from Iowa were named winners of the Yass Award for Education Freedom today during a live event from Washington, DC. Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens, and after more states boldly adopted new student-centered education policies, the Yass Prize launched a new initiative, the - [Yass Award Celebrates Oklahoma Educators Who Expand Education Opportunity](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-award-celebrates-oklahoma-educators-who-expand-education-opportunity/) - WASHINGTON – Eight education providers from Oklahoma were named winners of the Yass Award for Education Freedom today during a live event from Washington, DC. Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens, and after more states boldly adopted new student-centered education policies, the Yass Prize launched a new initiative, the - [Yass Award Celebrates Arkansas, Iowa & Oklahoma Educators Who Expand Education Opportunity](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-award-celebrates-arkansas-iowa-oklahoma-educators-who-expand-education-opportunity/) - WASHINGTON – Twenty-two education providers from Arkansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma were named winners of the Yass Award for Education Freedom today during a live event from Washington, DC. Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens, and after more states boldly adopted new student-centered education policies, the Yass Prize launched a - [64 Competitors for Million Dollar Prize Announced](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/64-competitors-for-million-dollar-prize-announced/) - WASHINGTON – Sixty-four education providers, including a diverse array of schools, community organizations and education technology providers, were named Quarterfinalists for the 2023 Yass Prize today during a live event from Washington, DC. The prestigious $1 million Yass Prize is considered the “Pulitzer of Education Innovation,” and along with the STOP Awards, standing for Sustainable, - [64 Top Education Providers To Be Announced As Competitors for the $1 Million Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/64-top-education-providers-to-be-announced-as-competitors-for-the-1-million-yass-prize/) - Live from the Nation’s Capital, the 64 Quarterfinalists for the 2023 $1 Million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education (STOP) will be announced. More than 2,000 applications were received, representing 27 million students from every sector in education and every grade in the PreK-12 continuum across all 50 states. All Yass Prize applications went - [New Leadership and Upcoming Milestone](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/new-leadership-and-upcoming-milestone/) - Major Education Group Announces New Leadership and Upcoming Milestone WASHINGTON - The Center for Education Reform announced today new leadership of the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education (STOP), which began in 2021 to address the shortage of educational opportunities for students confined to inadequate schooling during the pandemic and has - [Janine Yass on Brian Kilmeade](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-yass-prize-joins-brian-kilmeade-from-fox-friends/) - Listen now, the Yass Prize founder Janine Yass joins Brian Kilmeade from FOX & Friends at 00:18:15 to discuss our search for the next education innovator to win the $1M Yass Prize & the future of American education! - [Thousands Vie for Top Education Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/thousands-vie-for-top-education-prize/) - The Yass Prize is the Pulitzer Prize of Education Innovation WASHINGTON – After three months of active engagement with thousands of prospective nominees nationwide, the 2023 Yass Prize application window has now closed, showcasing an even greater level of participation than the previous year. Caroline Allen, Vice President of The Yass Prize, shared her - [Giving Credit And Cash Where Due](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/giving-credit-and-cash-where-due-the-yass-award-for-education-freedom/) - [How Illinois Is Failing Our Students](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/how-illinois-is-failing-our-students/) - [The Elephant In The Room](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-elephant-in-the-room/) - [Important message from ’22 Yass Prize Winner](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/a-letter-from-diana-diaz-harrison/) - A letter from Diana Diaz-Harrison, Founder of Arizona Autism Charter Schools and the $1 million Yass Prize Winner To my fellow education entrepreneurs, I write to you today to encourage you to make it to the finish line and submit your Yass Prize application! I can assure you that the four hours or so you - [You can change the world of education for the better](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/you-can-change-the-world-of-education-for-the-better/) - A Message from Jackson Foster, CEO of Edily Learning and The Yass Prize 2022 Semifinalist. - [No Idea is Not Worth Applying](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/no-idea-is-not-worth-applying/) - A Message from 2022 Yass Prize finalist Bernita Bradley, head of Engaged Detroit in Michigan https://youtube.com/shorts/Q2xFBGtGB8g - [Don't be Self Limiting, Think Big](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/dont-be-self-limiting-think-big/) - A Message from 2022 Yass Prize finalist Cris Gulacy-Worrel, vice president at Oakmont Education in Ohio https://youtube.com/shorts/WyLd4X7qfwk?feature=share - [Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma Educators Up for New Award from The Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/inaugural-states-for-the-yass-award-for-education-freedom/) - The $5 million awards celebrate states that expand education opportunity WASHINGTON – Governors of Arkansas, Iowa and Oklahoma have been tapped by The Yass Prize, the most prestigious award in education, to nominate 10 education providers in their respective states for The Yass Award for Education Freedom. Each of the winners will receive a - [Semifinalists for the $1 Million Yass Prize Announced](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/2022-yass-prize-semifinalists-announced/) - Each of 32 education innovators will receive $200,000 in STOP Awards as they vie for the million dollar prize NEW YORK – October 13, 2022 – Leaders from 32 of the nation’s most exceptional educational organizations in the nation across twenty states learned today they were semifinalists for this year’s prestigious Yass Prize for Sustainable, - [Arizona Autism Charter Schools Receives Million-Dollar Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/2022-yass-prize-winner-announced/) - Eight other outstanding educators received $500,000 each to transform education for thousands of additional students The most innovative and impactful education providers in America were honored tonight at the New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan. Arizona Autism Charter Schools, the only public school for students with autism in Arizona and the first in the west - [$1 Million Competition Opens to Education Innovators](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/1-million-competition-opens-to-education-innovators/) - $1 Million Competition Opens to Education Innovators Applicants for the Yass Prize will vie for 64 awards totaling more than $13 million NEW YORK—On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the Yass Prize, in partnership with Forbes Media, will kick off this year’s search for the next $1M winner, in New York, New York. The launch - [Changemakers & Yass Prize Awardees Gather for Innovation in Education Event](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/changemakers-awardees-gather-for-innovation-in-education/) - Superintendent Cory Steiner hosts 4th annual event WASHINGTON, June 13, 2023 - Nearly 300 innovators and disruptors of traditional education across 15 states will meet June 14 and 15 in Hunter, North Dakota, for the 4th Annual Northern Cass Personalized Learning Institute. Hosting will be Dr. Cory Steiner, superintendent of Northern Cass School District - [The Yass Prize 2023 Launch](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-yass-prize-2023-launch/) - The Yass Prize, in partnership with Forbes Media, kicked off this year’s search for the next $1M winner, in New York, New York. If you missed this not-to-be-missed event with CEO Steve Forbes, Yass Prize Founder Janine Yass and our incredible current awardees, watch it here and get inspired about the future of Education. https://youtu.be/nPPuBjji-OY - [Justice in Education Depends on Freedom](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/justice-in-education-depends-on-freedom/) - Join The Yass Prize family and become part of the most important movement today Last week, The Yass Prize was in full force in Austin, Texas. The nation’s leading education and civil rights advocates honored Dr. Howard Fuller for 60 years of advancing the rights of Black and Brown children to have education freedom, - [Education Freedom: State Funding Is Only Half The Battle](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/education-freedom-state-funding-is-only-half-the-battle/) - [Can a Community Charter Go National?](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/can-a-community-charter-go-national/) - [The State Level Is Only Half the Battle for School Choice](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-state-level-is-only-half-the-battle-for-school-choice/) - [Local neurodiverse academy receives award for funding programs](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/local-neurodiverse-academy-receives-award-for-funding-programs/) - [Wish You Were Here!](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/wish-you-were-here/) - The Yass Prize team in San Diego, CA for the annual ASU + GSV Summit Wish you were here!! We’ve been having a blast with the present and past at the #ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, hanging out with our old friends and making new ones in pursuit of transformational innovators who STOP for education! - [Arizona Autism Charter Schools Receives Million-Dollar Yass Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/arizona-autism-charter-schools-receives-million-dollar-yass-prize/) - Arizona Autism Charter Schools Receives Million-Dollar Yass Prize Arizona Autism Charter Schools (AZACS), the only public school for students with autism in Arizona and the first in the west specifically designed to serve neuro-divergent learners, won the $1 million Yass Prize, education’s largest and most prestigious award. Yass Prize honored the recipients of its awards - [Students Flee, but the Money Keeps Coming](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/students-flee-but-the-money-keeps-coming/) - Students Flee, but the Money Keeps Coming An argument against educational choice falls apart when you follow where the funding goes. By Jeanne Allen Opponents of educational choice programs often complain that they divert money from public schools. Proponents say that’s good—that the fear of losing funds gives district schools an incentive to improve. In reality, - [The Yass Prize on The Laura Coates Show](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-yass-prize-on-the-laura-coates-show/) - Jeanne Allen joins Laura Coates on The Laura Coates show, SirisXM P.O.T.U.S. 124, to discuss the launch of the 2023 Yass Prize application portal. - [Introducing the Yass Prize Year in Review](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/introducing-the-yass-prize-year-in-review/) - [Highlights from the Yass Prize Celebration Summit & Gala](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/highlights-from-the-yass-prize-celebration-summit-gala/) - https://youtu.be/XgiLTtnQTqg - [Teenage Student Builds Her Own House in UnCommon Contruction's "Classroom"](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/teenage-student-builds-her-own-house-in-uncommon-contructions-classroom/) - 17-year-old NOLA student builds her own house It's a "classroom" called Uncommon Construction NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — This old house was built by a brand-new construction worker, 17-year-old Cydney Salvant. The high school senior designed the home from foundation to front door — a priceless blueprint and something she can call her own. The house - [Rapunzl's Financial Education Breaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/rapunzls-nationwide-scaling-of-financial-education-breaking-the-cycle-of-generational-poverty/) - Rapunzl Awarded $500,000 To Scale Financial Education, Break 'Cycle Of Generational Poverty' When Chicago-based investment-education program provider Rapunzl won the STOP Award at the annual Yass Prize competition, the company was acknowledged as one of the nation’s leading producers of education programs and given funds, $500,000, to continue it. “So many people view the world of investing and - [Open Sky Education Creating National Microschool Network for All Income Levels](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/open-sky-education-creating-national-microschool-network-for-all-income-levels/) - Friday Feature: Open Sky Education When it comes to education today, there are, increasingly, a wide variety of options available. The Friday Feature is evidence of this each week. But it’s pretty rare to find one organization that provides numerous options on its own. Open Sky Education does just that—with private Christian schools, charter schools, - [Education 10.0: Talking in Piazza with the 2022 Yass Prize Awardees](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/education-10-0-talking-in-piazza-with-the-2022-yass-prize-awardees/) - Leaders from across the country representing the brightest ideas in education innovation and entrepreneurship join Jeanne Allen ‘in Piazza,’ tackling how hi-tech solutions are driving students’ new, stronger financial literacy, who’s doing microschooling right, and how districts in the traditional system are innovating to lead in an unprecedented educational environment. - [Prichard Preparatory Provides An Affordable Option For All Families](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/prichard-preparatory-provides-an-affordable-option-for-families/) - Friday Feature: Prichard Preparatory School In 2005, Alabama pastor Dr. Ruby Eldridge founded Pure Word Academy (now Prichard Preparatory School) so children in her church could receive a high‐​quality education that would help them escape poverty. “Miss Ruby,” as she was known, wanted to give parents an affordable option for a college‐​prep school that was on par - [SOAR Academy Reaches Children Who Have Been Left Behind](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/soar-academy-reaches-children-who-have-been-left-behind/) - Friday Feature: Soar Academy If you’re designing a school for kids who have been left behind, you’re going to need flexibility, an individualized approach, and a willingness to go at different paces. That’s exactly what Kenisha Skaggs has created with Soar Academy in Augusta, Georgia. Kenisha worked at a tutoring center, but the methods they used weren’t working. - [Multi-State Tour Kick off](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/multi-state-tour-kick-off/) - Media Advisory Nationally Recognized SailFuture Academy Gets VIP Visit Following $500,000 Yass Prize STOP Award The school visit kicks off a multi-state tour of Yass Prize and STOP Awards winners. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – On Thursday, February 2, 2023, Yass Prize Founder Janine Yass and several elected members of the Florida State Senate will visit SailFuture - [Announcement for the STOP for Arizona Education Awards 2022](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/announcement-for-the-stop-for-arizona-education-awards-2022/) - On October 4, 2022 the STOP for Arizona Education Awards 2022 were announced in the Reading Room on the Third Floor of the Arizona Historic Capitol building, with Governor Doug Ducey and Yass Prize Founder Janine Yass. https://youtu.be/vfx60QKsHNE - [AZ Chamber Foundation Recognizes AZ Autism Charter Schools' National Win](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/phoenix-az-chamber-foundation-recognizes-az-autism-charter-schools-national-win/) - Arizona Autism Charter Schools win $1 million national Yass Prize Arizona Autism Charter Schools, the only public charter schools for students with autism in Arizona and the first charter in the West dedicated to serving neuro-divergent learners, has been named America’s most innovative and effective educational organization winning the $1 million Yass Prize, education’s largest - [Wichita KS News Puts Urban Preparatory Academy's Founder at Center Stage](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/wichita-ks-news-puts-urban-preparatory-academys-founder-at-center-stage/) - Once told he wasn’t college material, Wichita pastor wins $500,000 for his school In the early 1980s, Wade Moore was a young Black man living in Bassett, Ark., a rural area of 118 people — he and his siblings accounting for 10 of them. He went to school in nearby Wilson. As he was entering - [KaiPod Learning and Prenda Give Advice for Diving into Non-Traditional Schooling](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/kaipod-learning-and-prenda-give-advice-for-diving-into-non-traditional-schooling/) - Advice From 13 Successful Education Entrepreneurs on How to Take the Plunge Into Non-Traditional Schooling It’s a great time to be an education entrepreneur! Parents are eager for access to a diversity of education options. They continue to explore alternatives to district schools, including homeschooling, microschooling, virtual schools, learning pods, low-cost private schools, and charter - [NPR visits Urban Preparatory Academy to Witness Innovative Education in KS](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/npr-visits-urban-preparatory-academy-to-witness-innovative-education-in-ks/) - Small private school in Wichita gets big boost in helping serve its students Wichita's Urban Preparatory Academy was awarded a $500,000 prize. A small private school in Kansas got a huge surprise last month. Wichita's Urban Preparatory Academy won a half-a-million-dollar prize. The funds from the Yass foundation will be used for upgrades at the - [UnCommon Construction Knows How To Fuel Student Engagement in New Orleans](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/uncommon-construction-knows-how-to-fuel-student-engagement-in-new-orleans/) - Friday Feature: unCommon Construction Aaron Frumin knows what it’s like to be disengaged at school. He dropped out of college in his third year because he wanted a more purposeful life. And that’s exactly what he’s created—for himself and for hundreds of students—with unCommon Construction, an innovative program where high school students build houses from the - [UnCommon Construction Program Teaches High Schoolers Real World Skills](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/uncommon-construction-program-teaches-high-schoolers-real-world-skills/) - UnCommon Construction teaches high schoolers building skills and life lessons In the 7th Ward of New Orleans, on what was once a vacant lot in the 1800 block of Touro street, a most uncommon construction crew is hard at work framing walls, building roof trusses and installing siding on a three-bedroom house that will eventually - [Oakmont Education Offers Dropouts a Second Chance at Education](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/oakmont-education-offers-dropouts-a-second-chance-at-education/) - I was a school dropout, but we just won $500,000 for giving students like me a second chance The status quo in education writes-off most students, especially dropouts It was a chilly morning in Montana 1998, and I was finally going home. I had spent last 18 months at a "therapeutic" boarding school after - [WATCH: Highlights from the Yass Prize Awards and Celebration Gala!](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/watch-highlights-from-the-yass-prize-awards-and-celebration-gala/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZQ8mvDBBE - [Students with Autism Gain New Hope](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/students-with-autism-gain-new-hope/) - A Nationwide Network of Schools for Students With Autism Launches PHOENIX, Ariz., January 25th, 2023 — Arizona Autism Charter Schools, Inc., a network of specialized charter schools serving neuro-diverse children and winner of the 2022 Yass Prize honoring transformational education, announced plans today to form The National Accelerator of Autism Charter Schools (NAACS), in partnership with the South - [Watch the 2022 Yass Prize Semifinalist Summit](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/watch-the-2022-yass-prize-semifinalist-summit/) - The 32 semi-finalists gathered in New York prior to the evening announcement to share with the public what it means to each of them to STOP for education. Learn the innovative practices that are driving a new movement for transformation. https://youtu.be/Rj6OOfxTeTk Opening Remarks: Jeanne Allen, CEO/Founder, Center for Education Reform and Director, Yass Foundation - [NYC Harlem World Magazine Features Capital Preparatory Schools as Yass Prize Finalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/nyc-harlem-world-magazine-features-capital-preparatory-schools-as-yass-prize-finalist/) - Capital Prep Schools Serving Students From Harlem To Hartford Win Big Capital Preparatory Schools, is a growing family of college-prep charter schools serving historically disadvantaged students in the Bronx, and in Harlem opened with P. Diddy. This includes Bridgeport, Conn., and Hartford, which has won national recognition as one of America’s most innovative and effective - [North Dakota News Highlights Northern Cass School District for Innovation](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/north-dakota-news-highlights-northern-cass-school-district-for-innovation/) - Northern Cass School District wins $500,000 for education innovation The Northern Cass School District, based in Hunter, North Dakota, was a finalist for the $1 million Yass Prize award. HUNTER, N.D. — The Northern Cass School District has received national acclaim and a half-million dollars for being one of America’s most innovative and effective education - [St. Petersburg FL News Spotlights Sail Future as Most Innovative](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/st-petersburg-fl-news-spotlights-sail-future-as-most-innovative/) - Innovative St. Pete high school wins $500,000 Sail Future Academy, a local nonprofit private school that teaches disadvantaged teens life skills, has won a prestigious national prize for its unique education model. Officials with the tuition-free, career preparatory high school recently announced that the Yass Foundation for Education named Sail Future one of the nation’s - [Augusta GA News Report Showcases SOAR Academy's Yass Prize Journey](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/augusta-ga-news-report-showcases-soar-academys-yass-prize-journey/) - Grant Will Allow Academy To SOAR An Evans’ microschool is on its way to reaching more students thanks to a $500,000 award. SOAR Academy, currently housed at In Focus Church in Evans, was a finalist for the $1 million YASS Prize,which was awarded Dec. 14 in New York City. “I am so happy for my - [Media Advisory: Mayor Eric Adams Joins Celebrants as Top U.S. Educators are Awarded](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/media-advisory-mayor-eric-adams-to-join-celebrants-as-1-million-yass-prize-and-millions-more-are-awarded-to-top-u-s-educators/) - WHAT: Eric L. Adams, 110th Mayor of New York City, will be among the presenters tonight, December 14th, when the 2022 Yass Prize for Transformational Education is presented at the New York Hilton. The Yass Prize, given annually to the country’s most effective education innovator, carries with it a $1 million award. The 2022 competition - [Kaipod Learning Named Disrupter for their Online Learning Model](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/newton-business-up-for-1-million-prize-jolts-online-learning-back-to-life/) - Online schooling has existed for over three decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new phase of remote, innovative forms of learning for students. One Newton resident’s business, KaiPod Learning, disrupts the traditional online learning model, offering in-person spaces for online and homeschooled students to do their work and receive help from learning - [Northern Cass School District’s “Farm to Fork Studio” Showcased](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/northern-cass-school-district-exposes-middle-schoolers-to-agriculture-in-a-new-kind-of-education/) - Sue McPherson's middle school Farm to Fork studio is showing Northern Cass learners careers and opportunities in agriculture, as well as all the ways agriculture touches their lives. The studio is part of Northern Cass's approach to personalized learning and a way to prepare them for their lives after school. HUNTER, N.D. — When - [2022 Yass Prize Semifinalist Celebration Dinner Remarks in Miami, Florida](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/2022-yass-prize-semifinalist-celebration-dinner-remarks-in-miami-florida/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDoSbvr5MOo - [Diana Diaz-Harrison accepts the 2022 $1 Million Yass Prize Award](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/diana-diaz-harrison-accepts-the-2022-1-million-yass-prize-award/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t77ydI4PWkc - [Yass Prize Runs This Town” Performance at the 2022 Celebration Gala](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-prize-runs-this-town-performance-at-the-2022-celebration-gala/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tydfhOuH408 - [2022 Yass Prize Miami Accelerator](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/2022-yass-prize-miami-accelerator/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmqVsCFSxkg - [FOX News Exclusive: Interview with 2022 Yass Prize Winner and Janine Yass](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/fox-news-exclusive-interview-with-2022-yass-prize-winner-and-janine-yass/) - Founder of Arizona Autism Charter Schools Diana Diaz-Harrison and found of the Yass Prize to Transform Education Janine Yass assess the damage that VOCI lockdown had on special needs children on Fox News ‘America Reports.’ Watch the latest video at foxnews.com - [Young Women's Preparatory School Showcased on CBS 7 as Semifinalist](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/young-womens-preparatory-network-named-semifinalist-for-1-million-grant/) - DALLAS, Texas (KOSA) - The Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Midland is part of the Dallas-based Young Women’s Preparatory Network. The YWPN is one of the 32 semi-finalists for the $1 Million Dollar Yass prize, given to schools that have sustainable, transformational, and outstanding permissionless education. The Preparatory Network was selected from a field of - [Arizona Autism Charter Schools highlighted by ABC15 for Reinventing School](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/arizona-autism-charter-schools-use-hands-on-approach-to-helping-kids-on-the-spectrum-thrive/) - It's part science lab and part classroom, but really, just another day at school for Joseph Gurrola, or "JoJo" as his friends call him! "We learn about liquids, solids, and gasses," JoJo says. "So you're learning a lot of big stuff here?" ABC15's Nick Ciletti asked. "Yes," JoJo replies. But the learning certainly doesn't stop - [Oakmont Education's New School site is now Fully Operational](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/frederick-douglass-high-school-hosts-grand-opening-of-satellite-school-in-euclid/) - Frederick Douglass High School, a public charter school, recently hosted a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of its satellite school in Euclid. The new school located at 22700 Shore Center Drive and officially opened on Nov. 10, hosted a variety of Euclid officials such as Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer-Gail, and city Planning and Development Director - [Coded by Kids Spearheads "1Philadelphia Innovation Weekend"](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/tech-equity-stakeholders-gather-for-innovation-weekend/) - PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) – Leaders, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders gathered for the first-ever “1Philadelphia” Innovation weekend this weekend, which was a culmination of several events to celebrate those working to build an equitable tech ecosystem in the city. 1Philadelphia is a fairly new initiative spearheaded by leaders of the local nonprofit Coded by Kids, which started in - [RCMA Recognized in Business Observer as $1 million Prize Candidate](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/rcma-is-one-of-32-up-for-the-yass-prize/) - A Collier County-based nonprofit provider of early childhood education and a charter school operator, RCMA, has made it to the semi-final round of a national competition with a $1 million prize. Immokalee-based RCMA is one of 32 semifinalists in the 2022 competition for the $1 million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education - [Brilla Charter School is the First New Charter in NJ in 4 Years](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/officials-advocates-welcomes-brilla-public-charter-schools-to-paterson/) - Brilla is the first new charter approved in the state of New Jersey in four years. PATERSON, NJ – Mayor Andre Sayegh and representatives from Brilla Public Charter Schools cut the ribbon on its newest location in Paterson on Wednesday. Brilla Public Charter Schools is a network of high-performing, personalized, character-rich, classical charter schools with more - [Newton's KaiPod Learning Named Semifinalist For $1M Prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/newtons-kaipod-learning-named-semifinalist-for-1m-prize/) - NEWTON, MA — Newton-based KaiPod Learning, which creates in-person learning centers for online learners and homeschoolers, has been named one of America’s most innovative and effective educational organizations and a semi-finalist for the $1 million Yass Prize. The prize will be awarded December 14 in New York City at an event held in partnership with - [Yass Prize 2021 Winner Announcement](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-prize-2021-winner-announcement/) - On December 14, 2021 the Yass Prize winner was announced LIVE from Forbes on Fifth in New York City. https://youtu.be/Hqhb7jcB8mI - [Yass Prize 2022 Semifinalists Announcement](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-prize-2022-semifinalists-announcement/) - On October 13, 2022 the Yass Prize Semifinalists were announced LIVE from Forbes on Fifth in New York City. https://youtu.be/28sMMrjmxNo - [Science Prep Academy Wins $1 Million “Ducey Prize”](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/science-prep-academy-wins-1-million-ducey-prize/) - STOP for Arizona Education Awards totalling $2 million given to six outstanding Arizona education providers to expand access so that families have additional innovative choices using Empowerment Scholarships Phoenix, AZ – Governor Doug Ducey joined Janine Yass, founder of The Yass Prize, to unveil the winners of the STOP for Arizona Education Awards, which - [Quarterfinalists announced in competition for $1 million Yass prize](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/2022-yass-prize-quarterfinalists-announced/) - Sixty-four diverse education entrepreneurs are inspiring students, families and communities around them DETROIT, MI – The 64 quarterfinalists for the 2022 $1 million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education were announced today at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit, Michigan. The awardees, located in 33 states and the District of Columbia, represent eight different kinds of education - [MEDIA ADVISORY: Gov. Ducey and Janine Yass to Announce Recipients of Six STOP for Arizona Education Awards Totaling $1M](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/media-advisory-governor-doug-ducey-and-yass-prize-founder-janine-yass-to-announce-recipients-of-six-stop-for-arizona-education-awards-totaling-1-million/) - PHOENIX, AZ — On Tuesday, October 4th at 12:30 MST in the Reading Room on the Third Floor of the Arizona Historic Capitol building, Governor Doug Ducey and Yass Prize Founder Janine Yass will announce the winners of the STOP for Arizona Education Awards which rewards six Arizona education providers who best articulated how they - [Yass Prize 2022 Quarterfinalists Announcement](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/yass-prize-2022-quarterfinalists-announcement/) - On October 3, 2022 the Yass Prize Quarterfinalists were announced LIVE from Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit https://youtu.be/EiDKzhlGWFE - [Chicago Teachers Union Unprepared to Educate Kids](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/chicago-teachers-union-unprepared-to-educate-kids/) - The Chicago Teachers Union’s abandonment of their duties today is nothing short of a strike. It’s an action that ignores both science and experience. And in the Chicago Mayor’s opinion, it is illegal. Despite the $1.5 billion that Chicago had to prepare for precisely this moment, they were sadly less than ready. Both the union - [Rescue grant helps Chicago Public Schools students escape the system](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/rescue-grant-helps-chicago-public-schools-students-escape-the-system/) - Up to 250 CPS families offered seats and support at Distinctive Schools campuses CONTACT Kristen McQueary, Res Publica Group 312-718-5666 CHICAGO, IL — The Center for Education Reform (CER) today announced the recipient of the first STOP Award Rescue Grant in Chicago, which will help up to 250 Chicago Public Schools children escape the unrelenting battles between CPS - [How Schools Can Better Serve Hispanic And Latino Students](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/how-schools-can-better-serve-hispanic-and-latino-students-2/) - Education policy must keep pace with a student demographic growing at record pace In 2021, many parents took to the polls and demanded more influence over decisions that affect their children’s futures. In 2022, we can expect the fastest growing segment of public-school parents in the U.S. to build on that momentum – and make - [Thousands of Applications Under Consideration as Window Closes for 2022 Yass Prize & STOP Awards](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/thousands-of-applications-under-consideration-as-window-closes-for-2022-yass-prize-stop-awards/) - Award that celebrates transformational education will deliver more than $11 million to the nation’s most innovative educators WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 26, 2022 – After three months of national conferences, informational webinars, and conversations with thousands of prospective applicants, the 2022 Yass Prize and STOP Awards application window has closed. The prestigious $1 million Yass - [$1 Million Prize for Exceptional Work in Education](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/1-million-prize-for-exceptional-work-in-education/) - The Center for Education Reform (CER), through partnerships with a long-time board member and philanthropist, with Forbes conglomerate, introduced the STOP Award in August of 2021. The STOP Award is a $1 million dollar prize presented to an education provider, exceptional group of people, or organization that has demonstrated accomplishment during COVID by providing an education - [Conversation with Cardinal Dolan - Interview with Benefactor Jeff Yass](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/benefactor-jeff-yass-joins-cardinal-dolan-on-sirius-xm/) - Jeff Yass and Cardinal Dolan discuss the issues with our current education system and why it's time to reimagine how tax dollars are used to pay for education. Listen now. - [The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum - Interview with Jeanne Allen](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-fight-for-education-reform-with-jeanne-allen/) - This week, Martha sits down with the Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, Jeanne Allen, to discuss her role in the fight for education reform. From mask mandates to charter schools, to the falling reading abilities of American students, Martha and Jeanne weigh in on the state of modern education. - [$1 Million Education Prize Announced](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/1-million-education-prize-announced/) - WHAT: CER is administering the application and awarding of a $1 million dollar prize for an education provider, exceptional group of people, or organization which demonstrated accomplishment during COVID and seeks to expand its work throughout the coming year. The STOP Award for Education will reward education that is Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless. WHEN: The application - [$5 Million To Save Chicago Public School Children](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/5-million-to-save-chicago-public-school-children/) - No child deserves to have their educational opportunities denied. (Washington, DC) In response to the outrageous actions – akin to a strike – of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) this week, and inaction by the School District, a $5 million Rescue Fund has been created by STOP Award founder Janine Yass in partnership with the Center for Education Reform (CER) to - [$10 Million STOP Awards Competition Announced](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/10-million-stop-awards-competition-announced/) - Applications Opened Today For Grants That Will Award Transformational Education NEW YORK – April 20, 2022 – During an exclusive event at Forbes on Fifth in New York City today, Forbes and the Center for Education Reform (CER) announced the STOP Awards for the second year in their partnership to support efforts to transform education. This year’s STOP Awards will - [$1 million “STOP for Arizona Education” Awards Established](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/1-million-stop-for-arizona-education-awards-established/) - Education providers who utilize new Empowerment Scholarships to give families innovative education choices will be honored. Washington, DC – In recognition of the recent groundbreaking legislation that expands Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to all students, The Yass Prize founder, Janine Yass and her husband, Jeff, have announced new and additional STOP awards totaling $1 million - [Educators Inspired Amid Covid](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/educators-inspired-amid-covid/) - Americans rightly cheer the cops, firemen, nurses and emergency medical technicians who stayed on the job during the pandemic. But in education some big contributions have gone largely unsung. We hope that changes now that the Discovery Center in Springfield, Mo., has won the $1 million STOP Award. This is the first year for the - [What is a STOP education?](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/what-is-a-stop-education/) - Learn about the origin of the STOP Award and the four STOP Principles in this webinar. - [The Power of The Yass Prize for Applicants & Awardees](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-power-of-the-yass-prize-for-applicants-awardees/) - Join Caroline Allen, Vice President of the Yass Prize, and other special guests as we dive deep into the power of this award competition. What happens after the winners are announced in December? What are the benefits of joining our bold and entrepreneurial community of members even if I am not chosen as an awardee? - [STOP Award 2022 Launch and Press Conference](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/stop-award-2022-launch-and-press-conference/) - We’ve launched the first definitive award for the field that drives all others, the field of education. The STOP for Education awards not only rewards education providers monetarily but provides these organizations the opportunity to further transform, innovate and excel the education experience for all students. Learn more in our 2022 launch party video. https://youtu.be/voT1YFqEqKw - [Money for Children’s Education, Not Schools](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/money-for-childrens-education-not-schools/) - As schools break for summer, it’s a good time to review the return America is getting on its investment in education. The Census Bureau reports inflation-adjusted spending in K-12 education has tripled since 1970 to a record $751.7 billion. Yet barely a third of all fourth-graders across U.S. urban communities can read or do math - [The Yass Prize is more than just a prize …](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/updates/the-yass-prize-is-more-than-just-a-prize/) - Whether you recently learned about the Yass Prize or are in the process of completing your application, view this webinar to learn more about the cohort experience and get your questions answered. ## Story - [Making your Own Kind of Music, In Northern Cass, North Dakota](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/story/making-your-own-kind-of-music-in-northern-cass-north-dakota/) - Those of a certain age will remember “Mama Cass” of the folk rock quartet The Mamas & the Papas (and known, simply, as “Cass Elliot” during her solo career). Elliot had a beautiful, clear voice that made her a beloved pop star. One of her hits was “Make Your Own Kind of Music.” The lyrics - [Yass Prize Roadshow Celebrates SOAR Academy Success in Georgia](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/story/yass-prize-roadshow-celebrates-soar-academy-success-in-georgia/) - The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless (STOP) education continued its nationwide roadshow in Evans, Georgia, last week to visit 2022 STOP Award winner SOAR Academy and celebrate its expansion. SOAR Academy leader Kenisha Skaggs is redefining what it means to deliver a personalized education experience for neurodiverse students. She started SOAR Academy - [Doing What It Takes for Opportunity Youth in Cleveland, OH](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/story/doing-what-it-takes-for-opportunity-youth-in-cleveland-oh/) - It’s not every day that you enter a building bursting with energy and exciting educational enterprise involving students who had long disengaged from traditional school. Some call them drop-outs. Oakmont Education VP Cris Gullacy-Worrel, a former dropout herself, calls them “opportunity youth.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIksWcn8IBM&list=PLyXpwal8aivLiu2WUQc5baDQ9iLoQzrQq&index=4 On average, Oakmont’s first-year enrollees are 18 years old, have been unsuccessful at - [Storming Through the Midwest to Uncover What Makes Discovery the Best](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/story/storming-through-the-midwest-to-uncover-what-makes-discovery-the-best/) - The storms that swept through the Midwest were no match for the whirlwind visit events at the Discovery Center of Springfield, inaugural Yass winner (2021) and exemplar for science museums and educators throughout the country. The Yass Prize celebrates, rewards and expands education providers who outperform for underserved students in transformational ways. That’s probably why - [Sailing to the Future…](http://dev-stop-for-education.pantheonsite.io/story/sailing-to-the-future/) - The purpose of the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education is to identify and celebrate education providers who make all four of those principles – ‘STOP’ for short – work to help students succeed in their education and in life. 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