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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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