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$1M Yass Prize celebrates the country’s education providers who best demonstrate the STOP principles.
Overview
Location
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2021
Mentions in press and media 7
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| May 5, 2026 | Final Call: America's Largest Education Award Calls on Innovators Nationwide — Applications Close June 1 | The $1 Million Yass Prize: The Pulitzer of Education Innovation, Open to Education Providers of Every Type and Scale Every year, we are thrilled to find these education changemakers, and are grateful to reward their extraordinary creativity... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Parents Challenge Surpasses $2.3 Million in 2025 Support, Expanding Educational Choice for Families Across Colorado | Parents Challenge supports Colorado students and families. In a record year of support, Parents Challenge also celebrates 25 years of serving Colorado families. Parents Challenge changed our lives. They made it possible for each of my boys ... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma Educators Up for New Award From The Yass Prize | We are thrilled to announce Arkansas, Iowa and Oklahoma as the inaugural states for The Yass Award for Education Freedom. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) June 28, 2023 Governors of Arkansas, Iowa and Oklahoma have been tapped by The Yass Prize, the most... |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Thirty-Two Incredible Reasons For Optimism In Education | Guest post by Amar Kumar, Founder and CEO of KaiPod Learning, a national micro-school company and semi-finalist for the 2022 Yass Prize. |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Semifinalists For The $1 Million Yass Prize Announced | STOP Award Semifinalists Maggie Friedman/Halo Creative for Forbes |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Positive Disruptions In Education Portend A Bright September | A learning pod for homeless children in Van Nuys, CA is one of the innovative centers for knowledge ... [+] that have cropped up while education recovers from the pandemic. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images |
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FAQ about The Yass Prize
When was The Yass Prize founded?
The Yass Prize was founded in 2021.
What has the press written about The Yass Prize?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning The Yass Prize, among them “Final Call: America's Largest Education Award Calls on Innovators Nationwide — Applications Close June 1” (May 5, 2026) and “Parents Challenge Surpasses $2.3 Million in 2025 Support, Expanding Educational Choice for Families Across Colorado” (Aug 27, 2025).
Is The Yass Prize still active?
Yes, The Yass Prize is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 12, 2026.