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.

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

I'm in the process of going through the construction of a 20,000 square foot $11.5 million dollar building dedicated to career and technical education for the students in the Philadelphia region.

Not only because of the capital, but because of the knowledge that comes by communing with the diverse group of people as opposed to everybody that thinks the exact same way that you might think.

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.

And through that, we were able to open up our second campus in the city of Wichita.

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

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 funding is not following children. We're trying to make better options for kids, for poor kids, middle class kids. Wealthy people have this choice, they opt out of their systems easily, why shouldn't all children have that choice?

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