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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.