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

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

And through that, we were able to open up our second campus in the city of Wichita.

we have to find academic experiences that represent neuro-divergent learners, kids who want to learn about gaming, who want to do stuff online, who dropped out of school.

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

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.

The funding is not following children. We're trying to make better options for kids, for poor kids, middle class kids. Wealthy people have this choice, they opt out of their systems easily, why shouldn't all children have that choice?

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.

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

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

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