Primer won the $1m The Yass Prize. (Much) more important than the money is the signal — they consistently king-make the most exciting orgs in education. Proud of this team.

Meet #Texas-based 2024 #YassPrize Finalist, Rural Schools Innovation Zone! Their mission? Equip rural students with workforce-aligned training, apprenticeships, & industry certifications. Inspired by their success, TX lawmakers even passed the 2023 Rural Pathway Excellence

While education is and will remain the foundation of a free society, the glue is the knowledge about that which makes us – the U.S. – unique. ICYMI: Jeanne Allen on this and more in this week’s Forza newsletter: forza.edreform.com/p/we-the-people

Coloradans, it's time to act! #Amendment80 would enshrine #EducationFreedom in the state constitution, protecting it from future legislative changes. We can do better with CO at #23 in CER's Parent Power Index! kdvr.com/news/politics/…

Sustainable. Transformational. Outstanding. Permissionless. Excellent content from 2024 #YassPrize Semifinalist, The Learning Center for the Deaf! Check out their remarkable journey and inspiring win here: youtube.com/watch?v=qgYXGO…

Ending the week on a high note: Primer, the 2024 The Yass Prize Grand Prize winner, is poised to elevate the microschool movement! With $1M, they’ll expand their innovative, individualized education model, making high-quality learning more accessible. Congrats on embodying STOP

We are humbled by the incredible generosity of the Forbes 30 Under 30 event and the Yass Foundation for their generous donation to Marshall High School Hamilton Campus! Your support will empower our students to achieve great things. Thank you! #Gratitude #Community

I am so grateful for the opportunities that the The Yass Prize has given us. 17-year-old me wouldn’t believe where we are- this week is an actual dream, from this huge moment today with Forbes to later this week in #Iowa for a ribbon cutting with Kim Reynolds #DropoutRecovery

On September 12, 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Ct ruled 3-2 that the state's education scholarship was unconstitutional based on the state's Blaine amendment, putting the educational success of thousands of students in jeopardy. In June, 2020, @SCOTUS ruled that Blaine

Hot off the press! unCommonConstruction featured in LABI's 5th & Main Magazine. As a 2022 #YassPrize Finalist, they’ve empowered 400+ apprentices, earned $400K+ in wages/scholarships, and expanded to Minneapolis. Leading the way in work-based learning, Aaron Frumin!

Where it all started. American Independence. 🇺🇸 Thrilled to be at tonight’s Liberty Medal Award National Constitution Center for Ken Burns.

2022 #YassPrize Finalist Northern Cass is redefining education with proficiency-based grading! Focusing on skill mastery, they provide a clearer picture of student growth. See how they’re leading personalized learning via Education Week: edweek.org/teaching-learn…

We are always excited to see innovative education models such as Opportunity Central in #Dallas. Workplace learning is also prominent at another Dallas institution, Café Momentum Dallas, one of the many groundbreaking 2024 #YassPrize Semifinalists. Hope TODAY visits them, too!

2023 #YassPrize Finalist Pastor Joshua Robertson quoted in Forbes by patrickmgleason on Walz's claim that #SchoolChoice defunds public ed, calling it a “gross misinterpretation of ESAs & vouchers," emphasizing, “Black families don’t want to harm our public schools financially.