The STOP Foundation for Education

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[The STOP Foundation for Education @STOP4ed]

Thank you to @JeanneAllen and @EdReform; @RandallLane and @Forbes; @TheTaylor_S, @STEM_Space, and @PatBrantley — and of course the Yasses for officially launching the 2022 #STOPAward!

Applications are now open on our brand-new website!

https://t.co/Okny91A7Gq

[Forbes @Forbes]

The 2022 #STOPAwards are STILL open with $10 million up for grabs for educational innovators -- including the new $1 million Yass Prize!

Go to https://t.co/zBCNYVZElZ to tell your story or that of a groundbreaking educator! @edreform @STOP4ed

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Hey @IEI_K12! We love what you are doing to reward #innovators & #leaders in education, & wanted to let you know - we have a prize too! It’s called the @YassPrize Have you read about it? If you or someone you know is doing extraordinary work - let us know! https://t.co/dAYxiB8sVU

[Colleen Hroncich @ColleenHroncich]

Don't delay in checking out today's @CatoCEF Friday Feature. Your favorite ed entrepreneur could win $1M!! But the deadline is quickly approaching. @YassPrize @STOP4ed @JeanneAllen @edreform

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[Scott Frauenheim @scott1639]

We are grateful @ @Distinctive_Edu for the #StopGRANT support from @edreform as we welcomed many new students into our network! @JeanneAllen & team continue to do more for our country! Check out the YassPrize @ https://t.co/0Kvg47mSzb and let's continue innovating for OUR kids!

[Forbes @Forbes]

Do you work in education or know someone doing amazing work for kids? Applications are open for the 2nd-annual #STOPAwards & Yass Prize, granting more than $10 million this year to 64 education providers or entrepreneurs.

Apply by July 15: https://t.co/KPihSc5FZ3 @edreform

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Arizona first in country to give all parents the power to direct their kid's education. Kudos to AZ for wasting no time in opening the doors wide to opportunity.

https://t.co/KT5WQoE1MV.

[Forbes @Forbes]

Do you work in education or know someone doing amazing work for kids? Applications are open for the 2nd-annual #STOPAwards & Yass Prize, granting more than $10 million this year to 64 education providers or entrepreneurs.

Apply by July 15: https://t.co/HJ6Hw01X8N @edreform

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

#Virtualreality is getting an education boost! STEMuli is an innovative, “educational #metaverse where students can socialize, they can have fun and they can go to school and learn,” says Taylor Shead, founder and CEO of STEMuli. https://t.co/dAYxiB8sVU

[Forbes @Forbes]

Do you work in education or know someone doing amazing work for kids? Applications are open for the 2nd-annual #STOPAwards & Yass Prize, granting more than $10 million this year to 64 education providers or entrepreneurs.

Apply by July 15: https://t.co/BSahsepinT @edreform

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

@LAKEYACADEMY, a 2021 STOP Award Finalist, ensured their 441 students with dyslexia would continue #academicsuccess in the face of adversity. They designed #innovative dyslexia-related virtual instruction, developed a new app and dashboard, and were first to reopen in the state.

[The STOP Foundation for Education @STOP4ed]

@TheTaylor_S @StemuliStudios

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

#Virtualreality is getting an education boost! STEMuli is an innovative, “educational #metaverse where students can socialize, they can have fun and they can go to school and learn,” says Taylor Shead, founder and CEO of STEMuli. https://t.co/dAYxiB8sVU

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Can you believe the last day of #NCSC22 was only yesterday? Standing in line, drink ticket in hand - chances are you spent a few minutes at our booth learning more about the STOP Awards and the @yassprize. Complete your application before July 15th! https://t.co/jroSwYz7yR

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Want to eliminate poverty? Let’s reimagine how we pay for education. Read now @WSJ from @yassprize benefactor Jeff Yass
https://t.co/hjGnRIyTsG

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

“Our buildings might be closed, but buildings don’t make schools,” said Pat Brantley, chief executive of Friendship Public Charter School. During the COVID-19 pandemic the teachers and staff never gave up on their students, and instead chose to innovate and adapt.

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Kairos Academies in St. Louis, a 2021 STOP Award Semifinalist, sent virtual reality headsets so that students could take class “field trips” to the Coliseum, the moon, the Louvre and more, #innovations that continued as they returned to in-person learning. https://t.co/dAYxiB8sVU

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Despite criticism for not following “the rules,” Great Oaks Charter Schools continued to provide #permissionless opportunities. At the Great Oaks (GO) Foundation, Americorps-funded fellows deliver high-dosage tutoring (HDT) and #mentor the students with whom they are matched.

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Jackie Douglas, Education Director of the Discovery Museum of Springfield, Missouri, the grand prize winner of 2021.

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Tony Simmons: Executive Director of High School for Recording Arts (HSRA)
HSRA, 2021 STOP Award Semifinalist: “Winning the STOP Award…we met some incredible people…and family…put in your application you will not regret it, it will transform your community.”

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Antonio Roca, Managing Director of Academica Virtual Education

[The Center for Education Reform @edreform]

Dana Lambert, CEO of GlobalEd, a career-focused high school that blends online learning with in-person support: “..we want to bring what’s best for our students.”