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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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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