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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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