Press Releases

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 […]

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

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

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

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: [email protected] 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