THE POWER OF FREEDOM —
LIVE FROM PHILADELPHIA

The people changing education are assembling. Innovators. Entrepreneurs. Policymakers. Investors. One extraordinary day devoted to what becomes possible when people have the freedom to create.

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October 6, 2026

MEET THE HEROES REIMAGINING EDUCATION.

Meet 12 extraordinary people creating new possibilities for students — and discover the stories behind The Education Avengers.

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$80+ MILLION. 260+ EDUCATION INNOVATORS.
ONE GROWING MOVEMENT.

Meet the extraordinary people building new possibilities for students — and the 2026 contenders competing for the $1 million Yass Prize.

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THE LAW DETERMINES WHAT’S POSSIBLE.

For 30 years, CER has tracked how state laws give educators the freedom to create and families the power to choose. Explore the 2026 rankings.

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DO PARENTS HAVE POWER WHERE YOU LIVE?

Every family deserves the power to find the education that’s right for their child. See how your state measures up.

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DISCOVER THE IDEAS THAT BUILT AMERICA.

America’s 250th is an invitation to rediscover the ideas, people and institutions behind the American experiment — and help the next generation discover them too.

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CER Initiatives

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WE’VE BEEN CHANGING THE WAY AMERICA THINKS ABOUT EDUCATION SINCE 1993.

CER exists to help every family find the education that enables their child to thrive.

For more than three decades, we’ve worked at the intersection of policy and possibility — changing laws, giving parents power, finding and fueling education entrepreneurs, and helping great ideas grow.

Parents and teachers drive change. Freedom makes it possible.