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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.