Official Twitter of the Coleman A. Young II Educational Foundation. A STEM focused philanthropic 501(c)3 organization based in Detroit, MI Established in 2019
.@YassPrize awardee @ForumMothers is helping expand microschools for Black students in TX. Founder Janelle Wood: “The public school system that was in place was not doing what it was supposed to do. Our children were not reaping the benefits. And so we needed a tool to help us fuel our vehicle of the microschool in order for us to grow.” Via @snehadey_@TexasTribune
St. George School, a bold district that declared its independence from its original district, is making headlines with coverage of its plans to create a new Makerspace as they compete to win the $1M @YassPrize. Via @newscentermaine#EducationRevolution#EdFreedom#Semifinalists #CountdownTo1MillionDollars
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.@jeanneallen tells the '23 @YassPrize awardees to think big: “We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain.”
The #VirtualAccelerator sessions are just one of the perks of being in the #YassFamily!
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The amazing Sal Khan (@salkhanacademy) shares with @JeanneAllen & the @YassPrize Semifinalists how his “delusional science-fiction epic thoughts” turned into the legendary @khanacademy!
Believe in your mission… Ground yourself… Never give up…
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Our Renaissance High School CNA Program, and Medical Careers Club meeting, looking forward to getting started this year, thanks to the @YassPrize for their generous support
Congratulations to the @YassPrize 33! What an incredible group of Sustainable Transformational Outstanding & Permissionless education innovators!! And a big shoutout to all the other innovators who didn’t make it to the 33. You remain a big part of this growing movement! #RemixEd
I’m going to give away $30,000 to 1 random person who retweets this tweet AND follows Twitter Philanthropist @Pulte and Me!! (If you don’t follow us, we can’t DM you the money) Will show proof! lots of love :)
@nhannahjones A great read on how that played out in Detroit 👇🏿
The Detroit School Busing Case: Milliken v. Bradley and the Controversy over Desegregation by Joyce A. Baugh
Today 6/23 at 1pm EST! We expanded the capacity from 300 ->500, so if you were not able to RSVP, more spaces are now available: https://t.co/easaQX3jB5