Just watched an interesting Charlie Rose interview with Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America. She came up with idea for a teaching corps while completing her undergraduate thesis at Princeton University. Her thesis, ‘An Argument and Plan for the Creation of the Teacher Corps,’ was written in the late 1980s. Read more about her from Princeton, “Determined to create the “teacher corps,” Kopp sent a proposal in October 1989 requesting help from potential funders: ‘I graduated from Princeton...Read Full Story

Everyone keep your fingers crossed for me, I have a job interview this morning.  Hope it goes well.  On to the post! WHEN: Tuesday, February 15, at 6 p.m.WHO: Teach For America CEO and founder Wendy Kopp discusses her new book, A Chance to Make History, with David Gergen, CNN senior political analyst and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.WHAT: Through engaging stories of dedicated educators on the front lines of the achievement gap in...Read Full Story

Pratham USA Award For Outstanding Service In Education To Be Presented To Wendy Kopp, Founder And Ceo Of Teach For America And Teach For All On November 2, 2012 At The Plaza Hotel In New York City New York (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Pratham USA announced today the selection of Wendy Kopp as the recipient of the third annual Pratham USA Award for Outstanding Service in Education. The Award serves to recognize the remarkable ability of an individual to effect change and dramatically impact the...Read Full Story

Inspiring interview with Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder of Teach for America. This unique organization recruits recent college graduates in a wide variety of fields for two years to have them teach in some of America’s neediest schools and areas. The results have been powerful: incredible improvements in the education, inspiration and academic performance of [...]Read Full Story