Remember, you are doing the work of civilization.

What has been created here at the accelerator is truly incredible.

Entrepreneurs are people who teach us about needs we don’t know we need.

We are so inspired by the Yass Prize participants, semi-finalists, and the courage, innovation and leadership of educators from across the country who have amplified the application of their brilliance to make the lives of their students better as they faced the daunting challenges of the pandemic.

The real source of wealth in society is the human mind, not material things, because with the human mind, great wealth can be created.

Humbled to be considered in such great company.

When you are trying to advance and think beyond the status quo, this can be a lonely place, because our systems are structured to do the same thing.

We may not agree on much of anything, but one thing that is a uniting force that we all agree on is that education opens doors, it’s the great equalizer.

I'm deeply humbled and grateful to be part of this group.

The fact that education has become partisan is upsetting, and I just hope that this award will encourage more states to view this as a bipartisan issue.

Success happens after many pivots and changes.

If you get to the accelerator after the application process, go in knowing you already won.

This group of innovators has the opportunity to show the world what is possible for kids, what doesn't yet exist for so many children who deserve the opportunity to be entrepreneurs and to shine as out of the box thinkers.

Entrepreneurs are the engine of the innovation economy.

There are so many heroes who responded to the Covid crisis in the education sector.

What is good for families is good for the school because families want great schools.

Our Yass Prize partnership with Forbes and CER has been one of the best things we’ve done in education over the past 25 years.

The chance to be part of this group is a big gust of wind in the sails of New Way Global.

It's not the university someone graduated from or the degree they hold.

We often jump to the what, without thinking with the community about the why.

You are in a moment in history that we have never seen before.

I hope you all think about the fact that the impact you are having, you will never even know how widespread it is.

Unfortunately, the bureaucracy that’s behind the school system is more interested in perpetuating jobs and keeping the system in place, rather than giving children the freedom they deserve.

We realized long ago that there’s a lot of money in the system, and it’s just not directed to the children.

The Yass Prize shines an important light on the heroes of education who fought valiantly to serve students and were often overlooked or dismissed.

I am still processing the magnitude of this experience and so grateful for meeting each and everyone of you.

We see the Pulitzer prizes, we see the MacArthur Genius Grants, we see the Pritzker prize for architecture.