It's given us an opportunity to start critical discussions with our congregations, parents, community leaders and members, about the laws that govern education in Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

in innovators who are doing this type of transformational work, so that others can learn from it and replicate it, so that you can actually grow yourselves.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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