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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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