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

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?

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

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

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

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

When we originally applied, we simply provided supplemental support services to homeschooling families. Now, we are growing into an education network that provides community, coaching, and curriculum nationwide.

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.

focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

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