in innovators who are doing this type of transformational work, so that others can learn from it and replicate it, so that you can actually grow yourselves.

It has helped me raise the ceiling on what’s possible.

When we originally applied, we simply provided supplemental support services to homeschooling families. Now, we are growing into an education network that provides community, coaching, and curriculum nationwide.

It's given us an opportunity to start critical discussions with our congregations, parents, community leaders and members, about the laws that govern education in Pennsylvania.

The Yass Prize is almost like Burning Man for education reform.

We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain.

going against the common core and focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

It’s thanks to organizations like the Yass Prize that our children are going to have a better tomorrow.

The Yass Prize has empowered our youth, families and community by bringing great visibility to our efforts.

We believe very much that microschools should be bottoms up, they come from the community. They're founded by educators who know their community really well. And they want to design a learning environment for the kids in that community.

I don’t think I’ve been in a room as supportive as the Yass Prize Semifinalist room in Miami.

including public recognition from our Governor and partnership conversations with other education innovators from around the country.