A North Carolina charter school and Coalition member, Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (NEAAAT), has won a prestigious national award valued at more than $200,000. Known as the Yass Prize, the award honors education providers who fulfill the objectives of the STOP acronym by offering an education that is Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless.
The Yass Foundation, which administers the Yass Prize, announced the awards last week. Awardees were selected from thousands of applicants, with over 850 judges weighing in, according to Yass. Each semifinalist award is valued at a minimum of $200,000, and will be used to target growth and expansion efforts.
We congratulate each of the 25 semifinalists below, but especially NEAAAT. We’re so proud of your accomplishment!
Semifinalists include:
- An Achievable Dream in Newport News, VA
- Aurora Science & Technical School in Aurora, CO
- Big Picture Learning Company in Providence, RI
- Bob Hope School in Port Arthur, TX
- Boddle Learning (National)
- Bridgeway Academy in Columbus, OH
- Cafe Momentum (National)
- Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School in Bronx, NY
- Freedom Institute of Collier County in Naples, FL
- Freedom Preparatory Academy in Memphis, TN, and Birmingham, AL
- Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA
- Liberty STEAM Charter School in Sumter, SC
- Liguori Academy in Philadelphia, PA
- Northeast Academy for Aerospace & Advanced Technologies in Elizabeth City, NC
- Notre Dame School of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, WI
- Onward Learning in Martin, SD
- Parents Challenge in Colorado Springs, CO
- Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship in Pittsburgh, PA
- Primer Microschools Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Rural Schools Innovation Zone in Premont, TX
- Short Answer in Louisville, NE
- Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies in Manchester, NH
- St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans, LA
- Vimenti in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- WIN Academy at Bridge Valley Community & Technical College in South Charleston, WV
Learn more about the 2024 Yass Prize Semifinalists here. View the list of awardees here. See NEAAAT’s Facebook post about the Yass Prize. Watch Thursday’s recorded livestream announcement below.
Photo credit above: NEAAAT/Facebook.
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