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.

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

The Yass experience has given us “permission” to do exactly that.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens.