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The $1 Million Yass Prize celebrates the country’s education provider which best
demonstrates the STOP principles. In conjunction with The Yass Prize, the STOP
Awards initiative provides over $10 million in support annually to honor
educators who achieve excellence.


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WHY “STOP” FOR EDUCATION?

Watch the video of our 2022 launch party with Forbes featuring our 2021 STOP
Award Finalists plus the winner of our inaugural $1 million Yass Prize.
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— 2022 Yass Prize & STOP Awards —

Key Dates & Happenings

1
April 20, 2022
2022 Competition Window Opens
2
July 15, 2022
2022 Award Applications Due
3
September
Quarterifinalists Announced
4
December
STOP Award Finalist Celebration & Yass Prize Winner Announced



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The Yass Foundation 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.



We see the Pulitzer prizes, we see the MacArthur Genius Grants, we see the
Pritzker prize for architecture.

But for the one field that drives everything, education, there is no definitive
prize. The Yass Prize has filled that vacuum -- it's more than just the money.
It's about spurring ideas, it's about spurring innovation. We are very very
proud to be a part of it.

—Randall Lane,
Editor,
Forbes

Humbled to be considered in such great company.

We hope to create a shift in the education scene that really focuses on how to
orient schools to the lived outcomes of our kids in the communities that they
live in. Here's to abundance & great things for all of our kids.

—Stefin Pasternak,
Co-Founder,
Living School

This group of innovators has the opportunity to show the world what is possible
for kids, what doesn't yet exist for so many children who deserve the
opportunity to be entrepreneurs and to shine as out of the box thinkers.

—Heather Bougeois,
Principal,
Louisiana Key Academy

The challenge in education is the stakes are so high.

It's one thing to have a product fail but failure to educate children has
enormous consequences. One way to address this challenge is to think about
innovation in a "fail fast" model where you learn very quickly what's working
and what's not so you can iterate and improve quickly.

—Brian Smith,
Founder and CEO,
Catalyst Academy Charter School

If you get to the accelerator after the application process, go in knowing you
already won.

The fact that you are now with a group of your peers you really get to see how
world class the education profession is.

—Christopher Simmonds,
Principal,
CARE Elementary School

We are so inspired by the STOP Award participants, semi-finalists, and the
courage, innovation and leadership of educators from across the country who have
amplified the application of their brilliance to make the lives of their
students better as they faced the daunting challenges of the pandemic.

—Mike Hoque,
CEO,
Hoque Global

I am still processing the magnitude of this experience and so grateful for
meeting each and everyone of you.

I look forward to continuing our transformative work in our communities and
together.

—Taylor Shead,
Board Member,
Dallas Education Foundation

The chance to be part of this group is a big gust of wind in the sails of New
Way Global.

Being in this group has filled me with renewed hope and determination to push
forward on big dreams for great education for the least served in our community
and beyond.

—Allan Sherer,
Director,
New Way Global

The relationships kids develop at the Boys & Girls Clubs with their peers and
the staff have a positive impact on their lives.

Kids develop a sense of belonging, usefulness and competence. They get to find
their strengths and their passions. Every child should have that opportunity.

—Michelle Malin,
Vice-President, Development,
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego

There are so many heroes who responded to the Covid crisis in the education
sector.

You were focused on kids and families. You did what you had to do and we are so
grateful for that. We created this award to honor your work and we knew if we
built it you would come.

—Janine Yass,
Chair,
STOP Foundation 4 Education

The STOP Award shines an important light on the heroes of education who fought
valiantly to serve students and were often overlooked or dismissed.

It’s our commitment that their example is seen, learned about and replicated all
over the nation.

—Jeanne Allen,
Founder and CEO,
Center for Education Reform

The special sauce of our schools is tutoring.

We support our students and their ability to reach their full human potential
through the use of tutoring.

—Michael Duffy,
President,
Great Oaks Foundation

Entrepreneurs are the engine of the innovation economy.

The work this remarkable group has accomplished is not only inspirational but
can be transformative for millions more students.

—Michael Moe,
Founder and CEO,
Global Silicon Valley

I'm deeply humbled and grateful to be part of this group.

The last month has been a tremendous experience and I'm so inspired and
motivated by the amazing work this group is doing. Collectively, we’re working
towards a real-world goal and it’s leaving me empowered and motivated to apply
what we learn.

—Jeffrey Imrich,
Co-Founder,
Rock by Rock

Our STOP Award partnership with Forbes and CER has been one of the best things
we’ve done in education over the past 25 years.

—Janine Yass,
Chair,
STOP Foundation 4 Education

It's about engaging families.

It's helping families step into their power — making sure that the voices of
families are really front and center in guiding solutions.

—Lakisha Young,
Co-Founder and CEO,
The Oakland REACH

The pandemic didn’t stop our families, scholars and educators from learning,
growing and thriving.

—Patricia Brantley,
CEO,
Friendship Public Charter School

What has been created here at the accelerator is truly incredible.

We may never know how pivotal this really is for education in America right
here, right now. This group of people will work together to force real change
permissionlessly.

—Rob Blevins,
Executive Director,
Discovery Center of Springfield

We see the Pulitzer prizes, we see the MacArthur Genius Grants, we see the
Pritzker prize for architecture.

But for the one field that drives everything, education, there is no definitive
prize. The Yass Prize has filled that vacuum -- it's more than just the money.
It's about spurring ideas, it's about spurring innovation. We are very very
proud to be a part of it.

—Randall Lane,
Editor,
Forbes

Humbled to be considered in such great company.

We hope to create a shift in the education scene that really focuses on how to
orient schools to the lived outcomes of our kids in the communities that they
live in. Here's to abundance & great things for all of our kids.

—Stefin Pasternak,
Co-Founder,
Living School


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