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Learn About the Impact of the Yass Prize

Discover the story of the Yass Prize, an initiative dedicated to celebrating, rewarding, and expanding innovative education providers. Explore our history and the lasting impact of these groundbreaking efforts.
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Watch: Janine & Jeff Yass at the 2023 Yass Prize Summit.

Message to awardees: “You are the change-makers.”
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2024 Awardees Take on Miami

Powered by the Center for Education Reform in partnership with Academica, GSV, and Forbes, the 2024 awardees learned from the best, boldest, and brightest during a three-day convening in Miami.
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About STOP

Full S.T.O.P.: We’re devoted to fueling, connecting and accelerating education leaders and their commitment to creating effective, exceptional and entrepreneurial environments. Learn more about our history and our cause here.
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Highlights from the 2024 Miami Accelerator

25 awardees, more than 15 alumni who shared and collaborated, over 20 powerful speakers, four fantastic sponsors, and one incredible host.

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Watch: Yass Prize Founders Jeff & Janine at the 2023 Gala

Join us in celebrating the visionary spirit of the Yass Prize founders as they share an inspiring message at the 2023 Gala: You are the change-makers. Watch as they reflect on the bold strides taken to transform education and empower communities, honoring the innovators who lead the way in shaping the future of learning.
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STOP for Education operates on four core principles – Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education – working to shape policy change and drive positive outcomes for every child.

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The Yass Foundation for Education advances the four core STOP principles: Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education. Each year, the Foundation will reward dozens of organizations, building a growing network of innovative providers that
demonstrate these qualities in their commitment to new ideas, technologies, and approaches to learning that bring education into
the 21st century. The Foundation is powered by the Center for Education Reform (CER) in partnership with Forbes.

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The foundation of any society is a good education.

Jeff Yass
Founder,
The Yass Prize

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

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

Kenisha Skaggs
Founder,
SOAR Academy

When we follow the money, it’s ludicrous how this country is getting away with funding education.

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?

Janine Yass
Founder,
The Yass Prize

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

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

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

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

Portia Green
Principal,
Prichard Prep, 2022 Yass Prize Semifinalist

I’m dreaming bigger, bolder, and more bodacious [because of the Yass Prize].

It has helped me raise the ceiling on what’s possible.

Keith Brooks
Founder/CEO,
National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators (NFBLME)

In a state where alternative education is often overlooked, the Yass community helps us shine.

The Yass Prize has empowered our youth, families and community by bringing great visibility to our efforts.

Dr. LeDonna Griffin
Founder & Executive Director,
Leaders to Legends

The Yass Prize is centered around ensuring that this [program] provides you a stepping stone...

We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain.

Jeanne Allen
Founder & CEO, Center for Education Reform ,
Director, Yass Foundation for Education

Yass brought us together, creating opportunities to create an educational universe within which we can look at education differently…

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.

Dr. Steve Perry
Head of Schools,
Capital Preparatory Schools

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

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

Diana Diaz-Harrison
Founder,
Arizona Autism Charter Schools

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

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

Kenisha Scaggs
Founder,
SOAR Academy

The Yass Award is about celebrating and rewarding those who make students the priority.”

Kevin Stitt
Governor,
Oklahoma

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