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

It's actually mind blowing. I really see myself as an education entrepreneur, but this expanded me.

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.

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

and I couldn't be more grateful for what it's done for us, and helping us serve more students and families.

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.

from all different demographics, all different states, all different service provider types that you can learn from.

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